September 2022 Whale Sightings

September 30
BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Fri, Sep 30 - Admiralty Inlet (T65As & T99s) 99s today from Fort Casey. - photos by Cindi Crowder Rausch, September 30, 2022
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At 17:49 Patrick Scott, Bush Point called to update on the orcas we’ve reported. Seeing at least 5, including male. They appear about mid channel Bush Point, Whidbey moving fairly slow, southbound.
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18:00 - Southbound passing Bush Point now.
17:30 - On a long dive. 99s grouped up about 200 yards offshore, others further out. Beautiful backlit blows. Southbound.
17:24 - Just pulled up to Lagoon Point and poof, right in front of me! Southbound. -photo by Rachel Haight, September 30, 2022
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15:58 - Can see off Fort Casey. -Staci Burpee
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15:41 - Currently off Ebey’s Landing still tending south. 65As are spread a bit and the 99s are a bit further south. -Sam Wallace
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15:00 - Members of the T65As who are traveling with the T99s have been making their way SW from San Juan island. Group is just outside the entrance to Admiralty Inlet west of Point Partridge, Whidbey and do appear to be continuing this way, slowly. -Orca Network
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9-30-22 Biggs Transients, Haro Strait, SJI
08:00, I heard 2 quick blows but missed the leading 1-2 whales, I think? Maybe the blows were the 2 that I did see, but I don't think so. T99A and T65A4 traveling 1/4 mile from shore quickly down island/southbound, 1 mile south of Landbank. Lovely deep blue sea and 30 minutes later all covered by a thick fog blanket! Photographed from shore. ID for T65A4, kindly by Melisa Pinnow. -Michelline Halliday, SJI - T65A4 Ellifrit -ID by Melissa Pinnow - T99B Holly -photos by Michelline Halliday, September 30, 2022
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Fri, Sep 30 - San Juans (Wilkinson, Uluka, Raptor, and Europa) - 18:18 - Indeed, 4 humpbacks off Cattle Point Lighthouse now. -Erin Corra [WSSJI]
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18:00 - 3+ humpbacks outside Griffin bay heading south down San Juan channel towards Cattle Point. -Jeanne Sept [WSSJI]
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Bethany Shimasaki ID’d them as Wilkinson, Uluka, Raptor, and Europa.  -Ellie Sawyer [WSSJI]
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15:48 - Hey Orca Network, we just saw three humpback whales traveling south right off our deck. Very exciting! [in San Juan Channel off Point Caution, San Juan Island] -photo by Catherine Harold, September 30, 2022
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17:21 - Seeing 3-4 blows heading south down San Juan channel, just past Turn Island, from MV Samish. -Ben Lerner [WSSJI]
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10:30 - These four magnificent humpbacks came by at a leisurely pace this morning off Mayne island in the Strait of Georgia, heading toward Boundary Pass. -photo by Yves Tiberghien, September 30, 2022
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Fri, Sep 30 - Central Puget Sound - 14:09 - Just received report of the humpback moving south from Spring Beach on Vashon in area where Dalco and Colvos meet. -Amy Carey
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13:01 - North of Narrows Bridge 1/2 mile, moving north fast on Gig Harbor side, the humpback. -Susan White
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11:49 - Malachite is southbound on the GIg Harbor side south of the Narrows bridge. Below the Narrows airport. Slowly moving towards Point Fosdick.  -Karen Caldwell
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08:30 - Erica Griffith Nelson reports & shared video on PSWS of a humpback (presumed, but not yet confirmed, to be Malachite) in the Tacoma Narrows milling around north side of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

September 29
BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Thu, Sep 29 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T109As, T233s, T250s, T251, T252) - We sure don't see this everyday! An amazing interaction with 14+ Bigg’s/Transient Killer Whales T109As, T233s, T250s, T251 and T252 were all together today harassing humpback whales BCY1000 "Hydra" and BCX1948 "Reaper" for well over an hour! We feel so special to be able to witness, record and share in person and on-line to so many people including researchers, scientists, and all whale lovers! Link to video of encounter - Sooke Coastal Explorations -photos by Paul Pudwell, September 29, 2022
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Thu, Sep 29 - Active Pass (T60D & T60E) - Beautiful visitors under the blue sky. Mayne Island Active Pass. ID [T60D & T60E] by Rachelle Hayden. -photo by Yves Tiberghien, September 29, 2022
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Thu, Sep 29 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (BCY1000 Hydra & BCX1948 Reaper harassed by Ts) - An amazing interaction with 14+ Bigg’s/Transient Killer Whales T109As, T233s, T250s, T251 and T252 were all together today harassing humpback whales BCY1000 "Hydra" and BCX1948 "Reaper" for well over an hour!  -Sooke Coastal Explorations -photos by Paul Pudwell, September 29, 2022
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Thu, Sep 29 - Strait of Georgia - 09:00 - 4 humpbacks came by the Strait of Georgia off Mayne island this morning, peacefully traveling and fluking, heading southeast toward the US. -photos by Yves Tiberghien, September 29, 2022
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Thu, Sep 29 - Central Puget Sound
16:30 - Sightings on PSWS FB page, northbound from Salmon Beach.
15:00 - I just spoke with some viewers on 5 mile Narrows View said they saw one breach in front of Salmon Beach. -Ed Rickert
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14:56 - He hauled passed Point Defiance southbound along the kelp line. Last saw him approaching Salmon Beach, still in the kelp line.
14:33 - Just passed. Super, super close to the point of Point Defiance. Southbound in the kelp line off the Tacoma side.
13:35 - Crossed over toward Sunrise. Vantage from Point Defiance. Saw a sliver of fluke and everyone cheered. 
12:48 - Still milling in the Narrows between the Point Defiance shoreline and Gig Harbor shoreline. -Ashley Whitman
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Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Thomas Frenock
Date of Sighting: 9/29/2022
Time: 12:30 PM
Species seen: Humpback
Number of animals seen: 1
Where seen: Just west of the tip of Pt Defiance, approximately between 47º 19.182N/122º 33.190W and 47 18.742N/122º 33.038W. He stayed fairly close to shore, probably between 100 to 500 yds during this observation.
Direction of travel : The whale stayed in the area for about one hour after we arrived. He was moving randomly, assumed to be feeding. The travel direction could not be determined; he "disappeared" after the last sighting in this area, and we saw no sign of him as we headed back, northbound.
Behaviors observed: Assume that he was hunting in this area
If orcas, any males?:
Any unusual markings?: None observed
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?:
Photos available?: Yes, I will email the photos to sightings@orcanetwork.org -photos by Thomas Frenock, September 29, 2022
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10:43 - Humpback in middle channel of the Narrows 1/2 mile north of Narrows Bridge heading north with a crane tug pushing fast behind it. -Susan White
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10:18 - Humpback just ready to go under the Narrows bridge on the Gig Harbor side.
08:30 - Humpback milling, possibly northbound along Fox Island shore, midway between Fox Island pier and Fox Island bridge [just inside East end Hale pass].  -Karen Caldwell -photo by Karen Caldwell, September 29, 2022

September 28
SOUTHERN RESIDENTS (fish-eating ecotype) - Wed, Sep 28 - Haro Strait (J pod) - 9-28-22 J-Pod, Haro Strait SJI
10:59 - 11:28, J-Pod was spread out over a couple along the shore, trending north/up island but stalling and milling at my viewpoint, one mile south of Landbank's Westside Preserve. I counted 10-12 individuals 1/3 to 1/2 mile from shore including J35 Tahlequah with her son J57 Phoenix.
11:28 - 12:00, Within a few minutes of each other J-Pod changed direction, heading down island with the members that went farther north following behind.
15:44 - 17:30, Spread far apart, 1/3 to 1 mile from shore, J-Pod was milling and slowly making their way up island, at first just a few members including J41 Eclipse with her daughter J58 Crescent. J58 was confidently milling independent of her mother but Mom often circled in close keeping an eye on her, I assume. Over the course of almost 2 hours they had passed out of sight. The trailing members were J27 Blackberry and farther out J26 Mike. J27 spent 15 minutes in one spot hunting in tight circles and deep dives, his massive dorsal wobbling as he swam on his side. Photographed from shore and enlarged. -Michelline Halliday, SJI - J22 Oreo - J42 Echo - J58 Crescent -photos and IDs by Michelline Halliday, September 28, 2022
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18:16 - Now they are scattered (at least 4-6) across the horizon about a mile out heading north toward Kellett Bluff. -M Elise Cannon [WSSJI]
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12:20 - From my vantage point further north it also looks like all are False Bay or further south.
11:45 - J38 and J39 and two others milling trending south from False Bay. At least 10 whales still north of here somewhere plus a report of a handful still near Eagle [Point].
11:00 - At least a dozen Js north of Pile Point still trending north.
10:45 - A few more spread and northbound off False Bay.
10:35 - At least three were northbound now milling between Pile Point and Hannah Heights. Confirmed SRKW. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) -Wed, Sep 28 - Haro Strait - Seven animals, including some juveniles, filmed at 5:11 PM on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 off the southeastern tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, first in Baynes Channel and then a few minutes later around the corner of Ten Mile Point in Haro Strait. 
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Wed, Sep 28 - Haro Strait (T60D & T60E)
Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Orca Sighting:
Sighting Time: Wed Sep 28 14:03 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 48.51668,-123.29083 [S of Zero Rock]
Number Sighted: 1
Submitter Name: Tom Bacon
Whale Alert App
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Off of Ten Mile Point, Cadboro Bay, Saanich, Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Filmed at approximately noon on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 from land. -Gerald Graham
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Wed, Sep 28 - Admiralty Inlet - 07:30 - Humpback off Lagoon Point moving fast, northbound close in, 80-100 yards to Lagoon Point. Surfaced twice. Smaller than many I have seen, all black no markings. -Bill Setter
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Wed, Sep 28 - Central Puget Sound (Malachite)
18:20 - Now milling north of the bridge.
18:13 - Humpback is back in the Narrows headed south. Mid channel. -Jack Sasser
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17:00 - Still around Point Defiance. -Ethan Allen
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Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Humpback Sighting:
Sighting Time: Wed Sep 28 15:42 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 47.31486,-122.55109 [N end Tacoma Narrows]
Number Sighted: 1
Submitter Name: Michael Kaldawi
Whale Alert App
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12:33 - Right off tip of Point Defiance, was just feeding!
11:25 - [humpback approx. 47.343793, -122.541402]. -Jordan Allen
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10:42 - Watching humpback from point of Point Defiance Dalco Passage milling back and forth Gig Harbor side.
10:30 - Malachite, viewing from the point at Point Defiance. -Cherie StOurs -photo by Cherie StOurs, September 28, 2022
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Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Humpback Sighting:
Sighting Time: Wed Sep 28 9:41 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 47.31684,-122.54709 [off Point Defiance]
Number Sighted: 1
Submitter Name: Tessa O'Grady
Whale Alert App
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08:16 - Humpback headed south towards Narrows Bridge. Mid channel in the Narrows. -Jack Sasser
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UNIDENTIFIED BALEEN WHALES - Wed, Sep 28 - Central Puget Sound
Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Benjamin Goodwin
Date of Sighting: 9/28/2022
Time: 4:15 PM
Species seen: Gray whale - Novice at identifying but saw multiple spouts and huge solid gray colored tails slapping the water about 3 times and then the same behavior 20 minutes later
Number of animals seen: 2
Where seen: (47.4903728, -122.4145828)
Direction of travel : SW
Behaviors observed: Slapping water with tails
If orcas, any males?:
Any unusual markings?:
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?:
Photos available?: No

September 27
SOUTHERN RESIDENTS (fish-eating ecotype) - Tue, Sep 27 - Haro Strait (J pod) - 9-27-22 J-Pod, Haro Strait
17:38 - 18:40, Viewing from 1 mile south of Landbank's Westside Preserve, J-Pod leaders traveling up island, spread out, 1/3 to 1/2 mile off shore. J-pod stalled a bit as they reached Point Edwards/ Landbank area. A few members moved out of sight to the north while most were milling over a large area just short of Point Edwards with long dives and not much surface activity, a few as far as 3/4 mile off shore. J41 Eclipse with her daughter J58 Crescent at 18:00. Slowly a few members turned and headed down island and by 18:25 all members had changed direction to the south with a group of 5 porpoising after they turned. The porpoising group included J19 Shachi and her family. They raced by my viewpoint in a tight group alongside J47 Notch. I could hear a tremendous breach as they moved out of my view. Photographed from shore. -Michelline Halliday, SJI -video by Michelline Halliday, September 27, 2022 -  J58 Crescent and J41 Eclipse -photos and IDs by Michelline Halliday, September 27, 2022
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18:55 - 8 whales including J19 southbound at False Bay. -Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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18:12 - Hearing calls and echolocation on LK hydrophone! -Justine Buckmaster [WSSJI]
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16:15 - J-Pod eastbound from Trial Island near Victoria. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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UNIDENTIFIED KILLER WHALES - Tue, Sep 27 - Admiralty Inlet - 15:43 - WS Ferries sent report: SALISH Orca Report 9/27/2022 1543hrs: Vessel reports one orca Northbound abeam Point Wilson, Port Townsend.
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Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Barbara Frost
Date of Sighting: 9/27/2022
Time: 1:00 PM
Species seen: Orca
Number of animals seen: 1
Where seen: Paradise Cove, Vashon Island west side
Direction of travel : South
Behaviors observed: Traveling
If orcas, any males?: 1
Any unusual markings?: No
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: It was big
Photos available?: No
FOLLOW UP re; species level of confidence: “The whale was first spotted by my friend who has lived on Vashon her whole life. She has seen many whales. We both saw the black back with a big fin on top multiple times. It was an orca.
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Tue, Sep 27 - Central Puget Sound - 14:38 - Humpback, Dalco Point, south Vashon, headed south. -Geoff Wotton
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13:31 - Just had a report of what is likely the Vashon humpback headed north in Colvos near Paradise Cove, which is about a mile south of Lisabuela. -Amy Carey, Sound Action
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Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Stevee Duber
Date of Sighting: 9/27/2022
Time: 12:30 PM
Species seen: Humpback?
Number of animals seen: 1
Where seen: Colvos Passage (47.3835118, -122.5199433)
Direction of travel : N slow meandering
Behaviors observed: Traveling,
If orcas, any males?:
Any unusual markings?:
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: Breathtaking! Please identify and let me know.
Photos available?: Yes, I will email the photos to sightings@orcanetwork.org -photo by Stevee Duber, September 27, 2022
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10:55 - Keith Danziger reports Humpback at Owen Beach swimming towards Narrows Bridge. Moving at fast pace, unable to get a pic. [PSWS]
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09:00 - Aura Mae reports a humpback is in Dalco Passage again this morning. Seen from Owen Beach on far shore, heading towards Narrows. [PSWS]
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GRAY WHALES - Tue, Sep 27 - Possession Sound - It was while I was on the 11:00 boat heading to Mukilteo. The whale was heading towards the island. The ferry crew person thought it was a minke based on the size and location of the dorsal fin [photo showed gray whale]. My eyesight is terrible so I couldn’t see any of that! -Therese Robin
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MINKE WHALES - Tue, Sep 27 - San Juans - 07:44 - Laura Baker, WSF Marine Ops emailed at 09:07 to report: SAMISH spots a minke, 9/27 0744hrs: Vessel reports a single minke whale headed southbound at Reed Rock in San Juan Channel. 

September 26
BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Mon, Sep 26 - Bigg’s streak broken! - With the meteoric rise of Bigg's killer whales in the Salish Sea over the last 5+ years, it's been a fun new tradition to keep track of how many consecutive days we can confirm reports of them in the Salish Sea. Yesterday, September 26, was the first day since early April we didn't have a report of them anywhere in the Salish Sea: from Campbell River to Puget Sound to Port Renfrew. This of course doesn't mean there weren't some out there somewhere, but it does bring to an end our 2022 streak at 175 consecutive days of confirmed sightings. While an impressive number, it's a full 40 days shorter than the 2021 streak! This is just one fun metric to track and doesn't mean there are fewer Bigg's killer whales around overall; in fact, overall sightings are up in 2022 compared to last year. We often joke that Bigg's reports are "feast or famine" - they're everywhere, or they're nowhere. Knowing that the streak had ended when I went to bed last night, I had a dream that it was total chaos trying to keep track of 15 different groups today. I wouldn't complain if that were the case, but let's see what the day brings! -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Mon, Sep 26 - San Juans (Two Spot)
15:20 - Now heading northwest more towards Eagle Point.
14:45 - Humpback whale "Two Spot" is milling off South Beach near Salmon Bank. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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Mon, Sep 26 - Central Puget Sound 
13:51 - Humpback is now off Sunrise Beach, northbound.
13:38 - Humpback (presumed Malachite) is off Point Defiance proper heading towards Gig Harbor, mid channelish. -Melissa Bird

September 25
HUMPBACK WHALES - Sun, Sep 25 - San Juans - 17:15 - He/she is headed back up island/northbound. North end of South Beach. -EJ Evans [WSSJI]
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15:15 - This whale is actively flick feeding between Eagle Point and South Beach - no ID at the moment, it may not be in the guide.
12:15 - Humpback offshore of False Bay heading north towards SJI. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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Out with Outer Island Excursions on a "Pulse" (Salish Sea School program) trip on a beautiful Northwest fall day, flat glass water, sunshine, no wind, and one lovely humpback whale just off South Beach on San Juan Island. He/she was slowly traveling south, then turned north and started flick feeding, thrashing the tail flukes around, something I've never seen before. -Bonnie Gretz -photos by Bonnie Gretz, September 25, 2022
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Sun, Sep 25 - Puget Sound (Malachite)
16:20 - Seeing lots of blows just south of the Narrows but on Gig Harbor side. Lots of back and forth still.
15:50 - Viewing the humpback under the Narrows. Sitting at Hidden Beach. Going back and forth for the moment. -Candace Gavin
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14:36 - Breached and then dove, still in front of Narrows viewpoint.
14:28 - Headed back north, we can see him from the Narrows viewpoint in Point Defiance. -photos by Shalane Ilene Smith, September 25, 2022
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14:17 - Was southbound now northbound. 
14:12 - Humpback in front of salmon beach. Just off kelp line. -photos by Zeno Martin, September 25, 2022
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12:09 - Just south of Vashon ferry terminal. Milling. -Amy Carey, Sound Action
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11:15-11:25 - So many breaches and slaps all the way across to Sunrise.
11:15 - Multiple breaches and tail slaps south end of Sunrise [Beach].
09:13 - Whale was in Dalco Passage near Sunrise Beach milling back and forth [approx. 47.325676, -122.560880]. -Jason Cook
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GRAY WHALES - Sun, Sep 25 - Possession Sound (CRC2440) - 14:43 - San Juan Clipper just left a gray whale northbound just north of the Snohomish River mouth. Active feeding. -Stephanie Raymond, Orca Network
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10:15 - Hat Island ferry riders confirm gray sighting this morning southeast of the island, possibly two. -Lori Christopher
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09:49 - I’d just read about the gray whale around Tulalip and Camano on Friday and not even 5 minutes later we saw him in the distance! We had just left the Everett marina on our boat and were heading out not far past the Jetty barge. He was heading southeast towards Everett/Mukilteo. DAY MADE! It’s a beautiful day out here. We’re on our way up to Penn Cove and we’ve seen four porpoises on the way so far! [can confirm CRC2440 from video]. -Diane Liebel 

September 24
BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Sat, Sep 24 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T60D & T60E) - What another beautiful day in the Juan De Fuca Strait with Bigg's/Transient Killer Whale brothers T060E & T60D off Sooke. - Sooke Coastal Explorations -photo by Paul Pudwell, September 24, 2022
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Sep 24 - Strait of Georgia - This humpback came by. Per Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network, “Distance makes details difficult, but all patterns sure do look like the BCY0409 Yogi.” -photo by Yves Tiberghien, September 24, 2022
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Sat, Sep 24 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - backs everywhere from Sooke to West of Jordan River! - Sooke Coastal Explorations -photos by Paul Pudwell , September 24, 2022
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Sat, Sep 24 - North Puget Sound - 07:00 - LooLoo Lib reported on PSWS seeing who believed was a humpback off Richmond Beach, Shoreline traveling southbound. 
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Sat, Sep 24 - Central Puget Sound (Malachite) - Back of camera photos confirms Malachite. -back of camera photos by Ashley Whitman, September 24, 2022
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17:50 - Humpback just took a dive north of the Narrows Bridge Tacoma side, viewing from Hidden Beach. -Cherie StOurs
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Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Wendy Smith
Date of Sighting: 9/24/2022
Time: 5:30 PM
Species seen: May have been a humpback
Number of animals seen: 1
Where seen: Titlow park, Tacoma narrows bridge
Direction of travel : Northeast
Photos available?: No
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17:00 - Video taken from Day Island as the humpback was northbound. -Karen Caldwell
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16:22 - Trending southbound but slow.
16:16 - Milling around the picnic table area.
16:11 - Jason Cook is seeing the humpback approaching Titlow. -Robyn Riley
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Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Pauline Proszowski
Date of Sighting: 9/24/2022
Time: 3:30 PM
Species seen: Unsure-saw spout, top of head and dark gray body-not Orca, but too large to be
porpoises-maybe a Humpback?
Number of animals seen: 1
Where seen: In Gig Harbor across from Salmon Beach heading towards Tacoma Narrows bridge
Direction of travel : SE
Behaviors observed: Slowly traveling along very close to GH shore spouting
If orcas, any males?:
Any unusual markings?: No
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: Saw/heard the spout which drew my attention but not much to see as he/she was mostly underwater. Thrilled as this is the second time in a week we saw whales here!!
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14:20 - It just breached. Heading south from Point Defiance towards Narrows. Mid channel. Incredible. -Kay Orse Anthony
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13:18 - [humpback location approx. 47.330378, -122.545682].
13:00 - Just dove where Colvos & Dalco meet. Southwest corner Vashon [approx. 47.335340, -122.526654].
12:38 - Last seen hugging Vashon.
12:31 - Circling Owen Beach. -Jason Cook
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12:00 - Amy Carey messaged to relay report a humpback was off off south end Vashon early morning and again mid morning. No direction.
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UNIDENTIFIED BALEEN WHALES - Sat, Sep 24 - Admiralty Inlet - 18:18 - Maija Holston, WSF Marine Ops emailed at 18:34 to report: Whales Salish 9/24 1818hrs Salish Master reports a Fin or Minke whale between Admiralty Head and Hudson Point, moving south. 

September 23
BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Fri, Sep 23 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T60D & T60E) - Today with Bigg's/Transient Killer whale brothers T060's D&E cruising southeast. -Sooke Coastal Explorations -photo by Paul Pudwell, September 23, 2022
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Fri, Sep 23 - Point Roberts
Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Sandra Scott
Date of Sighting: 9/23/2022
Time: 12:00 PM
Species seen: Humpback
Number of animals seen: 1
Where seen: Point Roberts Lighthouse Park WA
Direction of travel : North
Behaviors observed: traveling
If orcas, any males?:
Any unusual markings?:
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: A photo was taken by resident Jim McAffery (who posted the sighting) - the fluke patter appeared to match Humpback BCY1092 - Moth - posted on the Point Roberts Whale Watching facebook page.
Photos available?: Yes, I will email the photos to alisa@orcanetwork.org
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11:50 - Just saw two whales go by Lighthouse Park Beach. -Heather & Jim McCaffery - Believe this to be BCZ0502 Quest per Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network -photo by Jim McCaffery, September 23, 2022
Please find a photo by Jim McCaffery attached of a Humpback whale off Point Roberts Sept 23 2022 around noon. I did a quick search and thought this could be Humpback BCY1092 - Moth? (ID notes: Believe this to be BCZ0502 Quest, Alisa Lemire Brooks)
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Fri, Sep 23 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - Humpback in Race Rocks Ecological Reserve, wow! -Sooke Coastal Explorations -photos by Paul Pudwell , September 23, 2022
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Fri, Sep 23 - Central Puget Sound - 14:26 - Amy Carey messaged: Just got a report of humpback headed south near Spring Beach, south end Vashon.
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GRAY WHALES - Fri, Sep 23 - Possession Sound
Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Kimberly Paulsen
Date of Sighting: 9/23/2022
Time: 1:15 PM
Species seen: Gray
Number of animals seen: 1
Where seen: Mid channel between southern tip of Camano Island and Tulalip Shores
Direction of travel : West toward Camano
Behaviors observed: Traveling
If orcas, any males?:
Any unusual markings?:
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: Saw 2 distinct blows with a very long down time after. Observed from a distance with binoculars from Harborview Park in Everett
Photos available?: No

September 22
SOUTHERN RESIDENTS (fish-eating ecotype) - Thu, Sep 22 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - Excerpt from Encounter #63: “...They decided to head east in Juan de Fuca Strait, based on reports of that had come in earlier in the day of possible Southern Residents near Sheringham Lighthouse. The weather and sea conditions were much improved from the morning, and as the team made their way east, numerous humpback whales were sighted. As they stopped to photograph an aggregation of ~50 Humpback whales off Magdalena Point, Tasli spotted several fins offshore. They mobilized quickly and soon came across J Pod heading west, spread out, and foraging…” See full report at Center for Whale Research Encounter 63
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BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Thu, Sep 22 - Pedder Bay (T60D & T60E) - Today with Bigg's/Transient Killer whale brothers T060's D&E hunting deep into Pedder Bay! What an interesting encounter! -Sooke Coastal Explorations -photos by Paul Pudwell, September 22, 2022
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GRAY WHALES - Thu, Sep 22 - Port Susan - 08:12 & 08:17 - Port Susan, Reports of 1 Gray mid-channel between Kayak Point and Country Club Beach 1 heading south at 8:12AM and again at 8:17AM. -John C Storbeck

September 21
SOUTHERN RESIDENTS (fish-eating ecotype) - Wed, Sep 21 - W Strait of Juan de Fuca - Excerpt from Encounter #62: “Shortly after leaving the dock, their colleagues at the DFO confirmed that indeed, Southern Resident killer whales were present (and westbound) off Cullite Cove, Vancouver Island. They continued west, and at 1528 were finally able to see the distant blows of J Clan just north of Everest (~6nm se of Swiftsure Bank). The first group encountered were J19 and some of the J14s, travelling in a tight grouping to the south-southwest. J37 and young J59 were present, alongside J40. K34 and K43 were the next animals sighted, but it was clear that many Js and Ks were present, J19, J51, K26, K35, J39 and J44 among them. The team were also privy to a visit from K20 and K45, both looking healthy and energetic…” See full report at Center for Whale Research Encounter 62 
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BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Wed, Sep 21 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T137s) - T137A Jack - Bigg’s/Transient Killer Whales T137's hunting off Sooke! -Sooke Coastal Explorations -photo by Paul Pudwell, September 21, 2022
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Wed, Sep 21 - Haro Strait (T60D & T60E) - 19:20 - Now between False Bay and Eagle Point. Moving down island. -Jenny Stands Wilson [WSSJI]
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18:05 - T Brothers just south of Point Edwards. Milling then very slowly down island. -Michelline Halliday [WSSJI]
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17:56 - Spotted 2 orcas at Lime Kiln Lighthouse. -Ryan Dailey
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15:45 - The T60 brothers are back in Haro Strait, currently south of D'Arcy Island heading east. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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Wed, Sep 21 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - 16:08 - We saw a group of 3-4 orca on the southbound trip of the Coho ferry, with at least one adult male and one smaller individual. They were milling about. Approximate location [48.191950, -123.391470 - 2 miles north of Dungenesss Spit]. -Sara Ellis  -photo by Jules Rudigier, September 21, 2022
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08:50 - Three orca west of Coho route! Hunting but maybe heading south.  -Joy McFate Lee
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Wed, Sep 21 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - What an amazing experience to share with our guests with 60+ humpback whales out west of Sooke in calm waters. -Sooke Coastal Explorations -photos by Paul Pudwell, September 21, 2022
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Wed, Sep 21 - Admiralty Inlet (Two Spot) - 10:45 - Humpback Two Spot slowly northwest bound north of Marrowstone Point. -Brian McGinn
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Wed, Sep 21 - Central Puget Sound - 18:30 - Humpback viewing at Owens Beach. -Cherie StOurs
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18:30 - West to east then east to west in front of South Vashon.
18:18 - In front of ferry terminal south end of Vashon.
17:55 - Humpback with back to back breaches. Intersection of Colvos & Dalco [approx. 47.332166, -122.531124]. -Jason Cook -photo by Jason Cook, September 21, 2022
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14:02 - Heading back west in front of Point Defiance Marina, longer down times without showing fluke. Just seems to be milling about.
13:15 - It is back in front of the Point Defiance Marina mid channel eastbound. -Robyn Dally
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13:15 - From Owens Beach Promenade. -photo by Cherie StOurs, September 21, 2022 -back of camera photo by April Basham, September 21, 2022
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13:15 - Humpback between Owens Beach and Tahlequah ferry. Currently headed east. -Candace Gavin
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11:42 - We just had a few breaches in front of Point Defiance Marina.  -Robyn Dally
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GRAY WHALES - Wed, Sep 21 - Possession Sound - 06:45 - Alice Moyal reported in a local group seeing a gray whale heading south/southeast off Hat Island from the NE side of the south end of the island. 
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UNIDENTIFIED BALEEN WHALES - Wed, Sep 21 - Dalco Passage
Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Kayla Estes
Date of Sighting: 9/21/2022
Time: 6:30 PM
Species seen: I think minke. All dark grey, small dorsal fin
Number of animals seen: 1
Where seen: Between Owen’s Beach and Vashon, near the ferry path
Direction of travel : W
Behaviors observed: Traveling in circles for a little bit then headed W
Photos available?: No

September 20
SOUTHERN RESIDENTS (fish-eating ecotype) - Tue, Sep 20 - W Strait of Juan de Fuca - Excerpt from Encounter #61: “Sure enough, the first animals spotted were L pod killer whales, L87 and L88. The two males were foraging, and every animal spotted was well spread from any other, with an average of 0.25 nm between individuals. This of course made ID efforts difficult, but it was nice to see so much foraging, and much of it apparently successful. K14 and K42 were foraging close to each other and the L pod males, but eventually came together to travel east. J47 was the next individual documented, suggesting that all members of the clan may be present…none of the L12s had yet been confirmed, but Mark later captured a photo of L94…” See full report at Center for Whale Research Encounter 61 
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BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Tue, Sep 20 - W Strait of Juan de Fuca (T002B & T60s) - Excerpt from Encounter #60: - “Day one of the CWR’s annual survey from Port Renfrew got off to a great start, when Mark came across a pair of westbound Bigg’s killer whales just west of Sombrio Point, off the west coast of Vancouver Island, while delivering Mike 1 to Port Renfrew. He was able to document T060C and T002B traveling together, and while he did not find the remainder of the T060s, knew they were likely near after coming across a large slick indicative of recent predation just ahead of the two killer whales. He continued to Port Renfrew to meet Joe, and they topped up the fuel before heading back out into the western Strait of Juan de Fuca. Departing Port San Juan, the trio (Fin included) set out offshore and steered straight to a few spouts, which were found to be the remaining three members of the T060s!…” -See full report at Center for Whale Research Encounter 60
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Tue, Sep 20 - Haro Strait (T60D & T60E) - Caption 1: T60D Onca cruising past Low Island looking for seals, flushing all the gulls off the rocks in the process. Caption 2: T60D Onca wondering where his crane went. -photo and ID by Monika Wieland Shields, September 20, 2022
Brothers T60D and T60E have been frequent visitors to the recovery barge and crane for the sunken FV Aleutian Isle; we've documented them going past the recovery operation on at least six occasions since the vessel sank on August 13. On September 18, they paid little mind to the attempt to haze them from the area with oikomi pipes (a deterrence method to try and keep them away from the diesel sheening visible that day). On September 19, the Aleutian Isle, attached to the side of the barge and crane, was moved about a mile north to Mitchell Bay, where the shallower water and reduced currents will make ongoing recovery operations easier. They plan to finish de-watering and de-fueling the vessel, then attach additional safety rigging to finally lift the vessel onto the barge. It's also possible in this location to have a boom completely encircling the vessel. On September 20, when the T60 brothers came by County Park yet again, we thus were joking that they were looking for their crane. (They ended up finding it shortly thereafter, and also ignored deterrence attempts again.) We aren't sure who has made the call to attempt to deter these two whales on their last two visits, but our understanding is that the risk to them from diesel sheening has been minimal at the times they made their passes. It's possible these were attempts to test the efficacy of the hazing protocol; if so, their lack of response is important information to have as we assess our preparedness to protect whales from spill events in the future. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute
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Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Kevin Bocek
Date of Sighting: 9/20/2022
Time: 3:26 PM
Species seen: Orca
Number of animals seen: 2
Where seen: Lime Kiln, traveling north, breached just south of the lighthouse by the concrete observation area.
Direction of travel : N
Behaviors observed: Just swimming
If orcas, any males?: I think so, but not sure! Saw a pretty big fin
Photos available?: No
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15:16 - T60D and E now steady north towards Lime Kiln. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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15:11 - Slow north again from Point Edwards after milling.
14:25 - 1-2 orcas (large male) northbound up-island approaching Edwards Point just south of Landbank.  -Michelline Halliday [WSSJI]
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Tue, Sep 20 - Puget Sound (T137s) - 15.30 - Orcas northbound, west of midchannel passing Jefferson Head, moving quickly and spread out with male in the lead. -Sue Surowiec Larkin
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14:31 - Orca 1 departing 137s just north of Yeomalt Point, wide spread, northbound at 7 kts, aimed at Skiff point. -David Scott
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13:30 - MV Swiftsure is leaving the T137s at Blakely Rock, steady northbound until they got to the rock. Now apparently looking for seals! -Justine Buckmaster, Puget Sound Express
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Name: Jim Kitchell
Date of Sighting: Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Time of Sighting: 1:00pm
Species seen: Orca
Number of animals seen 4+?
Where seen (location of animals and latitude/longitude if possible) E end Blakely Rock
Direction of travel (N, S, E, SW, etc) & pace? N
Behaviors observed (traveling, milling, hunting, etc) Feeding for 1/2 hr. Thrashing, moving westward into Blakely Rock crags likelybfeeding on seals. Pups viewed there up close in kayak 9/17
If orcas, any males? (4-5 ft dorsal fin) At least 1 v lg dorsal. Lots of fins and thrashing
Any unusual markings? Scars?Not close enough to see. Viewed from Restoration Point area and dock.
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter? No photos. Exact time +/- 1/2 hr or so.
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12:49 - Orcas north of Blake Island. -Paul Steyn Benade
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11:42 - I'm on the Bremerton ferry heading to Seattle, I see whales just north of Blake Island about mid-channel lots of splashing look like northbound. -Jim Pasola
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11:00 - We just received a call from Jason who reports seeing one male orca looks to be NE of Blake Island. He is viewing from Alki and looking SW. Orca is traveling steading northbound on the far side of channel. 
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Tue, Sep 20 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - BCZ0353  -ID by Alethea Leddy
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Amazing to have 12+ humpbacks a few minutes from our docks today. More and more are coming with reports of 60+ not far west! -Sooke Coastal Explorations -photos by Paul Pudwell, September 20, 2022 
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Tue, Sep 20 - Admiralty Inlet (Two Spot)
11:54 - MV Swiftsure found Two Spot again in about the same spot but closer to the Whidbey side now. He’s circling, apparently feeding.
10:17 - MV Swiftsure is on scene with Humpback Whale “Two Spot” northbound off Double Bluff, mid channel. -Justine Buckmaster, Puget Sound Express
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Tue, Sep 20 - Central Puget Sound
11:07 - Second big blow and dive more to center. Has a humpback looking back fin. Still heading north against the current in the Narrows north of bridge.
11:04 - A humpback looking whale just did a dive in the Narrows 1/2 mile north of Tacoma bridge heading north but current is pushing south it is stalled in place. Center to Tacoma side. -Susan White
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GRAY WHALES - Tue, Sep 20 - Port Susan (CRC2441) - 08:41 - Port Susan Whale Watchers have had 2 separate reports of 2 Grays in Port Susan. Last seen heading south of McKees separately traveling. Suspect CRC2440 along with confirmed CRC2441.
06:36-07:22 - Gray whale CRC2441 spotted swimming north off McKees Beach in Port Susan at 6:36am. ID Confirmed off Warm Beach at 7:22AM still heading north. Deep diving. -John C Storbeck

September 19
SOUTHERN RESIDENTS (fish-eating ecotype) - Mon, Sep 19 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (J pod) - 10:15 - Js are back off Sooke, foraging [westbound]. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Mon, Sep 19 - W Strait of Juan de Fuca (T34s, T37, T37Bs, & T65A5) - Excerpt from Encounter #59: “They caught up to a small spread of female and juvenile killer whales just north of William Head, still working their way south. They began the encounter at 0832 with the easily identifiable T037, and her daughter T037B. The animals were traveling very slowly, with six- to eight-minute dives. After collecting left-side ID photos of the duo, the Mike 1 crew manoeuvred inshore to find T034 and her youngest, T034B. Still missing two animals from the group, T034A and T037B1, Mark and Joe lingered on the periphery of the found group and scanned southwest, toward shore and a few active bait balls. It took several minutes before Mark was finally able to detect the missing pair, with a third, well inside the entrance to Pedder Bay.…” -See full report at Center for Whale Research Encounter 59
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Mon, Sep 19 - San Juans (T60D & T60E) - 16:00 - The two brothers sighted off Pender Island. -Kerry Brandon [WSSJI]
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Mon, Sep 19 - BC - I assume you like to keep track of the calves so thought I should send this to you. My brother took this video yesterday [Sep 19] just off the west coast of Salt Spring Island in BC. The young whale looks very healthy. Hope this helps in some way. -screen grabs from video by Marla Bauer, September 19, 2022
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09:30 - Two orcas seen near Whale Rocks (Cattle Pass) heading east - possibly the T60 brothers? -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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Mon, Sep 19 - Puget Sound (T137s) -photo by Ryan Dicks, September 19, 2022
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View from Titlow Beach earlier today. -photo by Patrick Ofenloch, September 19, 2022
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18:05 - One or two came into the west side of Hale's passage and (maybe) splashed around a bit across from the sand spit. Watched for about 10 minutes and they did not change location much. Lost them about 10 minutes ago, so they may have flipped and went back into Carr. -Ashley Whitman
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17:53 - Viewable from Bella Bella unknown direction of travel. They seemed to be trending towards Hales but I truly don’t know. It’s 50/50 because they dove. I left just in case for my next spot. -Jami Cantrell
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16:48 - Cleared for takeoff. Still hunting between Fox & McNeil. -photo by Jason Cook, September 19, 2022
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Here are some pictures taken from the Fox Island Pier this afternoon! There were a group of 4 who split into two pairs just south of the Narrows Bridge and luckily for me 2 made a pretty close pass by the pier as the other two stayed close to the Tacoma side. -photo by Jennifer Swenson, September 19, 2022
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16:23 - T137A just breached 4 times! Way out from Fox Island pier to the south of the channel marker between McNeil and Fox Island. One female traveling with T137A. Lost sight of other two females so unsure which direction they took. 
16:17 - Now the two females appear to be trending toward Carr. Not sure if committed or still milling.
16:10 - Two slowly southbound between channel marker and Carr. Trending toward Anderson Island. -Ashley Whitman
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Rainbow heart blow as they passed the south end of Fox Island. -photo by Ashley Whitman, September 19, 2022
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16:10 - Male continuing southbound.
15:57 - Spouts visible from Chambers Bay. Just behind the current line [approx. 47.250374, -122.575572]. -photo by Jason Cook, September 19, 2022
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16:00 - Just went by Fox Island fishing pier. Two midstream and two over by the Tacoma side. -Pattie LaRue Warr
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15:56 - I can see spouts north of Chambers Bay. Mid channel, maybe more east. Headed south. -Becky Thien
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15:43 - Cruising south past Fox Island.
15:33 - Viewing from Lemon Beach. One male heading south. Two males, maybe two females. -Rich Kuras
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15:30 - Gig Harbor side across from Titlow. -Chloe Cooper
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15:20 - Viewing from Hidden Beach. -photo by Cherie StOurs, September 19, 2022
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15:18 - We spotted the whales just north of the Narrows bridge. Traveling south towards Olympia, 1/2 mile west of Narrows marina. -Lonny Collins
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15:00 - I left them to get to my next location but they were stalled out on a hunt just south of the Narrows Bridge. -Jami Cantrell
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15:08 - At the Narrows Bridge, large one in middle, smaller ones on Gig Harbor side. Going south. -Susan White
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15:00 - Seeing some blows under Narrows Bridge.
14:46 - Two orcas mid channel between Salmon Beach and Gig Harbor, southbound towards Tacoma Narrows Bridge. -Jas Minka
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Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Pauline Proszowski
Date of Sighting: 9/19/2022
Time: 2:45 PM
Species seen: 2 sets of Orcas
Number of animals seen: 3
Where seen: Across from Salmon Beach in Gig Harbor heading towards the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Direction of travel : SE
Behaviors observed: Gently traveling along; a few small splashes
If orcas, any males?: One male for sure
Any unusual markings?: Not close enough to see
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: Sorry not quick enough for photos this time but happy to see them again!
Photos available?: No
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14:25 - Committed southbound heading towards Narrows Bridge. -Amber Stanfill
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Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Art Kerchner
Date of Sighting: 9/19/2022
Time: 2:25 PM
Species seen: Orca pod
Number of animals seen: 4
Where seen: Point Defiance -Dalco Passage
Direction of travel : West
Behaviors observed: Traveling. Some spouts, side fin waves
If orcas, any males?: Not sure. Observed from great distance
Any unusual markings?: Observed from great distance
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: There have been many sightings in the south sound. I'll let others know about this portal.
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14:20 - Maija Holston, WSF Marine Ops emailed to report: Chetzemoka Master reports 3 orca whales off PT Defiance headed West.
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14:07 - Confirmed it's 3 whales. Passing in front of Vashon ferry terminal. -Stace Gordon
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14:00 - Grouped up, passing the entrance to Quartermaster Harbor now. Headed southwest direction. -Ashley Whitman
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13:43 - Seeing blows from Dunes Tacoma near Maury. -Cherie StOurs
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13:58 - Two possibly three passing Quartermaster Harbor southbound.
13:44 - Saw two blows off of Maury between two small boats. Viewing from Dune Peninsula. -photos by Craig Craker, September 19, 2022
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13:30 - Watching a lone female southbound near SE tip of Maury Island. Close to shore. Now seeing two whales. Headed into Commencement Bay. -Stace Gordon
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12:30 - They passed at Point Robinson breaching multiple times close to the beach. -photo by Leslie Edwards, September 19, 2022
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11:31 - T137s (all 4) southbound after their meal. We are leaving the scene [approx. 47.447862, -122.384312]. Good luck out there.
11:15 - They have caught something and are eating as they move slowly southwest [approx. 47.453654, -122.385187].
10:53 - They are all together now on a hunt at my last mark on the map.
10:50 - T137 and T137D are on the mainland side. T137A and T137B are closer to Vashon Island.
10:43 - Milling [approx. 47.459792, -122.409380]. -Bart Rulon, Puget Sound Express
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08:20 - ~4 orca heading south past West Point Discovery Park. One larger male sticking close to Bainbridge side. -Izzy Edwards
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08:04 - At least 4 Orca southbound from Seattle’s Discovery Park just now, fairly spread out from east to west, possibly more. -Raphael Fennimore

September 18
SOUTHERN RESIDENTS (fish-eating ecotype) - Sun, Sep 18 - Haro Strait - Orcas were heard by folks at Eagle Point last night [9/18] after dark; that was likely them [SRKWs]. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Lynn Dietz
Date of Sighting: 9/18/2002
Time: 9:00 PM
Species seen: orca (assumed), many breaths heard in darkness over about 45 minutes
Number of animals seen:
Where seen: just NW of Eagle Point, San Juan Island
Direction of travel : unknown
Behaviors observed: unknown
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: This was an audio-only encounter. While star-gazing in the moonless hours of a very calm evening, my husband and I heard approaching whale breaths. Due to the number of breaths, close in time to one another, and also spread out in distance (to both sides of our position, near and far), we assume it was a pod of orcas. But we never could glimpse a dorsal fin in the darkness. We also heard a few splashes. The breaths approached and retreated over the course of about 45 minutes (9:00 to 9:45pm).
Photos available?: No
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14:42 - They’re [SRKW] probably Race Rocks-ish by now. Straitwatch is with them and Aleutian Isle folks were alerted. Don’t have confirmation on which pod(s). -Erin Johns Gless [WSSJI]
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13:52 - [SRKWs] Southwest of Secretary. Still heading east. -Brenda Taylor-Gaffney
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BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Sun, Sep 18 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T59, T59As, and T109Bs) - Just another day in paradise! Today with Bigg’s/Transient Killer Whales T109Bs, T059 & T059As off Victoria. Always great to share with some new locals and guests from across the world! -Sooke Coastal Explorations -photo by Paul Pudwell, September 18, 2022
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Sun, Sep 18 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - I filmed Bigg's off of Esquimalt in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, at 1:46 PM Sunday, September 18, 2022. Here is a link to my clip. -Gerald Graham
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Sun, Sep 18 - Saratoga Passage (T137s)
18:20 - T137s seem to have shifted travel a bit more southeast direction. Northeast of Snakelum Point out there in the middle.
17:56 - T137s continuing eastbound think approximately east of Maylor Point, should be out from west end of Crescent Harbor shortly.
17:20 - T137s have exited Penn Cove on north side and are continuing in northeasterly direction grouped up.
16:53 - T137s all together tight group, slow eastbound travel mode passing Monroe Landing right now. North side of mid channel. SUVA sailing vessel nearby. -Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network
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17:08 - Turning east/north.
17:04 - Heading out of the cove, looks like they’re closer to the Long Point beach side. So maybe headed east/south.
16:54 - Still steady east, next to sailboats. Long dives and then taking a few breaths and then diving again [approx. 48.231980, -122.668801].
16:34 - Hugging the north shore. Right next to the Suva.
16:22 - Mid channel in front of Rolling Hills dock. Headed steady east out of cove. -Shelby Nicole
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16:40 - 4 by sailboat at Monroe Landing! -Amy Smith Norris
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16:10 - T137s now just east of mussel rafts traveling eastbound south side of mid channel. Slow steady with some long dives. -Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network
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15:56 - Turned north. Headed east mid cove. -Geoff Kappes
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15:43 - Group now heading east toward mussel flats.
15:32 - At least three deep in Penn Cove at Penn Cove Pottery. Still westbound. -Amy Smith Norris
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15:40 - T137s at west end of Penn Cove, have now turned and are traveling southbound.
15:21 - Still east of Three Sisters, grouped steady westbound north of mid channel.
15:15 - Driving on down Hwy 20 up to Three Sisters and saw Jack’s fin gliding westbound north side of the cove. -Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network
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15:15 - Picture I took of the T137's headed deeper into Penn Cove. It was fantastic getting to see them. -photo by Tami Kannenberg, September 18, 2022 - T137A Jack background, T137B Tempest foreground, T137 Loon
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15:10 - Westbound near Rolling Hills pier. -photo and ID by Rachel Haight, September, 18 2022
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14:50 - Saw them from my house westbound just past the boat ramp. -Bonnie Gretz
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14:41 - Passing Monroe Landing westbound. -Anya Sika
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14:30 - They burst through harassing a flock of birds, westbound nearly to Monroe Landing. -Rachel Haight, Orca Network
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14:36 - Coming into Penn Cove. -Derek Nofz
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14:34 - Entering Penn Cove mid channel westbound. -Anya Sika
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Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Orca Sighting:
Sighting Time: Sun Sep 18 13:51 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 48.25249,-122.64258 
Number Sighted: 4
Submitter Name: Stone
Whale Alert App
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12:53 - Heading west towards Penn Cove.
12:44 - Slowly exiting Crescent Harbor heading south. -Anya Sika
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11:55 - After lots of surface activity they've passed Polnell Point westbound. -Rachel Haight, Orca Network
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11:50 - Several orcas 200 yards offshore and heading west towards Polnell Point. -Steve Rothboeck
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11:45 - After slow trend west they have really picked up the pace westbound. Approaching Polnell Point. -Rachel Haight, Orca Network
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11:45 - T137s are picking up the pace Westbound. 
11:35 - All 4 T137 pod members are still milling on their meal. -Bart Rulon, Puget Sound Express
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11:10 - A large orca is 1/2 mile behind (west and north) of the whale watching boat. -Steve Rothboeck
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11:18 - All 4 together now eating another meal! Milling.
10:50 - T137 pod northbound. 137A, B, and D only so far. Eating a meal. -Bart Rulon, Puget Sound Express
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09:55 - One was up again, still northbound very close to Camano side.
09:45 - 2 orcas just below Eagle Crest, north of Onomac, just went down on a long dive northbound. Got a photo of Jack from my deck. -Kristina Trowbridge - Got a photo of T137A Jack from my deck. -photo and ID by Kristina Trowbridge, September 18, 2022
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09:00 - At least one male northbound Saratoga Passage hugging Camano side and heading toward Onamac Point. Cruising quickly. -Sarah Wdot
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Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Patrick Lynch
Date of Sighting: 9/18/2022
Time: 7:30 AM
Species seen: Orca
Number of animals seen: 2
Where seen: Off Camano seen from Langley on Whidbey
Direction of travel : N
Behaviors observed: Traveling
Photos available?: No
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Sun, Sep 18 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - It was a calm day yesterday so Maya's Legacy decided to take the 14 excited guests on their all day to the wild, wild west of Juan de Fuca Strait. Between Race Rocks and Jordan River (like i said west) we saw at least a hundred humpbacks including several mom and calf pairs. It was unbelievable to just sit in the middle of the Strait and see blows 360 degrees around you at varying distances as far as the eye could see. It was all we could do to tear ourselves away from the spectacle and if some of us had our way we'd still be there. -Debbie Stewart
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Sun, Sep 18 - North Puget Sound (Two Spot) - 13:25 - One humpback southbound mid channel between Shilshole and Point Wells. This is CRC16017 Two Spot. -Bart Rulon, Puget Sound Express

September 17
BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Sat, Sep 17 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T59, T59A2, T59A4, T69s, T60s, and T109As) - Excerpt from Encounter #58: - “Within minutes, the whales surfaced again and Brendon instantly recognized them as T060D & T060E, who were not present in the large group to the south. These two brothers, aged 14 and 18 respectively, have only loosely associated with the other members of their family since the summer of 2019…” -See full report at Center for Whale Research Encounter 58 
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Excerpt from Encounter #57: -“Mark positioned the boat parallel to the most westerly group of whales, which were soon identified as T060, T060F & T060G. More whales were spread out behind them, so after a quick look at these three individuals, Mark and Brendon opted to start working through the remaining extensive group, which they could see socializing a few hundred meters behind. This group was angled west-northwest and after determining that lighting was most optimal for lefts, the team moved over to the port side of the whales. Quickly, Brendon was able to identify the group as the T069s, T109As and three members of the T059s: T059, T059A2 & T059A4. These three have been associating with members of the T060s and T109Bs in recent weeks, so it was interesting to see them traveling rather tightly with the T109As…” -See full report at Center for Whale Research Encounter 57 
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Reports of 10+ Bigg's/Transient Killer Whales T109As, T060s and T059 heading west off Port Angeles took us to a fun excited group. -Sooke Coastal Explorations -photos by Paul Pudwell, September 17, 2022
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Sat, Sep 17 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - 12:50 - Farther W of Port Angeles, like 4 or 5 miles and still westbound.  -Lorna VanderZanden is having a good whale week! 
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09:53 - Lorna reports again seeing orcas, five this morning, off West Bluff Dr, Port Angeles heading westbound towards Ediz Hook. 
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Sat, Sep 17 - West Whidbey (T007Bs and T100Bs) - 18:20 - Seemingly disappeared northwest. - 18:05 - Fins visible with binos, backlit blows visible without. On a hunt. Viewing from Moran Beach County Park. -Rachel Haight, Orca Network
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17:43 - Heading south down Whidbey, approaching NAS Whidbey. 
17:37 - T007Bs and 100Bs off West Beach, Whidbey eastbound. Not sure the 007s been recorded this far in before! -Matt Stolmeier
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Sat, Sep 17 - Saratoga Passage (T137s) - 17:10 - They are westbound and a bit closer to a Polnell Point. -Steve Rothboeck
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16:45 - All 4 together headed slowly west [approx. 48.255683, -122.545662]. -Rachel Haight, Orca Network
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16:15 - The group of orcas has departed southward in a big hurry. The last I saw of them was a few minutes ago, and they were way out in the channel between Mariners' Cove and Maple Grove Beach on Camano. That was fun to see! Go orcas!
15:45 - Orcas off Mariners Cove. I'm watching a group of orcas right off the marina entrance at Mariners' Cove. Two of them are practicing their synchronized swimming, and have surfaced together in perfect sync a couple of times. Have a great weekend! -Marianne Parry
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16:10 - Terra updates they are now westbound.
16:00 - Terra Parham sent message reporting from Mariner’s Cove area seeing orcas headed east, saw one dorsal several times and splashing.
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15:55 - Per report by Mike Adams on CWW who reports eastbound orcas across from Maple Grove, Camano.
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15:23 - Between Polnell and Rocky Points eastbound slow, long dives, very spread. All four 137s in the vicinity. -Matt Stolmeier
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13:30 - Off Onamac Point. -Matt Henning
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13:27 - Jim Sheehan called to report on the group of orcas who look to be approaching Onamac Point heading north. Definitely male in there.
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12:19 - From Camano Island State Park. They were still heading north close to the Camano side! -photo by Annie Hilen, September 17, 2022
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11:34 - Solo orca swam past Fox Spit, now swimming towards Baby Island. -Michelle Sterett Bernson
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11:15 - Update northwest direction. Leaving them now, still NB [approx. 48.093937, -122.424338].
10:57 - Northwest direction [approx. 48.079384, -122.407628].
10:45 - T137A and T137B northwest direction. B is closer to shore, A is out deeper [approx. 48.060271, -122.386781].
10:30 - T137A & T137B only Northwestbound at Camano Head [approx. 48.053440, -122.361632].
10:23 - They seem committed to Saratoga Passage at the moment closer to the Camano Head side. Long down times and spread out for hunting.
10:18 - Northbound direction. have only seen one big male [T137A] so far from a distance [approx. 48.033863, -122.338670].
10:15 - 1 mile southeast of Camano Head. -Bart Rulon, Puget Sound Express
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09:05 - Donna Sanders, WSF Marine Ops emailed at 09:07 to report: TOKITAE@0905 Captain reports 2 Orca NB in the traffic lanes. [Clinton/Mukilteo]
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08:20 - Orcas just off Possession Point Beach headed north towards Clinton, 3 to 4 spread over the channel and cruising along. -Kristen Klooster
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Sat, Sep 17 - Admiralty Inlet - 09:10 - Margaret Marrowstone called to report she just saw a humpback in Admiralty Inlet traveling northbound close to Marrowstone Island side, sightline across from south end Lagoon Point, Whidbey. 
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GRAY WHALES - Sat, Sep 17 - Possession Sound - 10:00 - We did see one gray way off in the distance at the edge of the Snohomish River delta as we were looking for orcas. -Bart Rulon, Puget Sound Express
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Sat, Sep 17 - Central Puget Sound (Newly designated CRC2460) - 09:21 - Baleen whale along Promenade at Point Defiance. This one may be a gray. No fluke. Was westbound from Owen Beach. ID notes by Alie Perez, Cascadia Research for Jason Cook’s photo “... dorsal hump matches the individual that was in Elliot Bay on the 15th and it is very distinct. I just finished taking this one through the catalog with the better right side and didn't find it. I have made it CRCID2460.“ -Jason Cook -photo by Jason Cook, September 17, 2022
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UNIDENTIFIED BALEEN WHALES - Sat, Sep 17 - South Puget Sound 
Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Kayla Estes
Date of Sighting: 9/17/2022
Time: 6:10 PM
Species seen: Small humpback or gray whale
Number of animals seen: 1
Where seen: Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Direction of travel : S then turned back to go N
Behaviors observed: Traveling, spy hopping
If orcas, any males?:
Any unusual markings?:
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: [follow up] It swam underneath the bridge right under us but I wasn’t able to get a video - bummer! It had a much lighter underbelly/sides which made me think humpback. 
Photos available?: Yes, I will email the photos to alisa@orcanetwork.org (Video sent, proof of presence of baleen whale, too distant to confirm species - alb)

September 16
BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Fri, Sep 16 - E Strait of Juan De Fuca (T109As) - With Bigg's/Transient Killer Whales T109As hunting near Pedder Bay all in our 3 hour adventure! -Sooke Coastal Explorations -photos by Paul Pudwell, September 16, 2022
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Fri, Sep 16 - Strait of Juan de Fuca 
Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Orca Sighting:
Sighting Time: Fri Sep 16 15:55 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 48.33062,-123.69482 [Sooke, BC]
Number Sighted: 1
Submitter Name: Ron Faber
Whale Alert App
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Fri, Sep 16 - Boundary Pass (T34s and T37s) - Excerpt from Encounter #56: “The team arrived on scene at 12:44 to find some very spread out whales, just on the Canadian side of the border near East Point. The team decided to wait and see if the whales would move either south or east into US airspace where they could conduct their aerial observations. The whales were spread out in pairs and singles, exhibiting long dives and zig-zagging movements. The team initially stuck with T37 and T37B as they moved right along the Canadian border. As they moved further north, the team moved east where they found T34 and T34B, moving non-directionally and in close physical proximity to each other…” -See full report at Center for Whale Research Encounter 56 
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Fri, Sep 16 - San Juans (T60D, T60E, and T97) - 11:25 - Halfway down Griffin Bay still southbound. Sounds like it’s T60D and E and T97.
09:15 - Southbound on San Juan shoreline abeam of Yellow [Island]. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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10:10 - Donna Sanders, WSF Marine Ops emailed at 10:12 to report: CHELAN@1010 Captain reports 3 Orcas milling near by off of Brown Island. 
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09:40 - Passed Point Caution southbound close to shore. Passing labs now. -Cindy Hansen Orca Network [WSSJI]
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09:24 - Males milling/currently northbound just south of Point Caution on SJI side of channel.
08:00 - Apparently headed north now.
07:45 - Apparently some Ts heading south in SJC past Turn Island. -Michelle Savoie [WSSJI]
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Fri, Sep 16 - Strait of Georgia
Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Humpback Sighting:
Sighting Time: Fri Sep 16 11:42 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 49.25012,-123.74627 [east of Gabriola Isl]
Number Sighted: 2
Submitted Comments: Repeated breaching and lobtailing
Submitter Name: Spencer Forsythe
Whale Alert App
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Fri, Sep 16 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - Today off Sooke with 50+ humpbacks grouped up feeding heavily as we tried to get as many fluke IDs in some nautical seas. -Sooke Coastal Explorations - BCZ0500 Albatross - BCX1673 Bullseye - BCX1190 Dusky - BCX1800 Gretzky - BCY0935 Mercury - BCY1092 Moth - BCZ0452 Vulcan - BCZ0471 Whiplash - IDs by Mollie Naccarato -photos by Paul Pudwell, September 16, 2022
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Fri, Sep 16 - Central Puget Sound - 10:40 - Spotted a blowhole and then humpback surfacing next to Anthony’s in Point Defiance Park! -Herry Smith
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09:29 - Humpback whale heading westbound from Owen Beach, Tacoma toward the Narrows. We were walking along the promenade and it surfaced and blew about 20 feet away! Took us by surprise. Went west with occasional blows but didn't surface. Disappeared around the Point towards the Narrows. -Polly Middleton Brown [PSWS]
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GRAY WHALES - Fri, Sept 16 - Central Puget Sound
Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Gray Whale Sighting:
Sighting Time: Fri Sep 16 16:45 PDT
Number Sighted: 1
Submitted Comments: Heading south under the Narrows Bridge
Submitter Name: Karen Leland
Whale Alert App
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Fri, Sep 16 - Possession Sound (CRC2440 & other) - 12:17 - San Juan Clipper has a gray whale feeding in the Snohomish River Delta, 2 miles south of Mission Beach. -Stephanie Raymond, Orca Network
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11:58 - 2 gray whales are feeding in the Snohomish river shallows, no direction. One of the grays is definitely CRC2440. -Bart Rulon, Puget Sound Express
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MINKE WHALES - Fri, Sep 16 - Central Puget Sound
Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Minke Whale Sighting:
Sighting Time: Fri Sep 16 12:36 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 47.31282,-122.52801
Number Sighted: 1
Submitter Name: Bill Earle  
Whale Alert App
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UNIDENTIFIED BALEEN WHALES - Fri, Sep 16 - Possession Sound 
Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Teena Robinett
Date of Sighting: 9/16/2022
Time: 9:50 AM
Species seen: Appears to be a humpback
Number of animals seen: 1
Where seen: Just off jetty island in Everett within the buoy marker.
Direction of travel : Appears to be headed north
Behaviors observed: Fin slapping
If orcas, any males?:
Any unusual markings?:
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: I am watching from binoculars so was uncertain if it was a gray whale until I saw a large white object appear a number of times, presumably the flipper…and splashing
Photos available?: No

September 15
BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Thu, Sep 15 - Fidalgo Island (T34s and T37s) - 19:22 - Saw 4 orcas heading south by Green Point on Fidalgo Island! Maybe a male and 3 females? -Robin Griffin
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Thu, Sep 15 - E Strait of Juan de Fuca
17:29 - They’d been closer to land than I’d ever seen, just outside our kelp bed at W Bluff Dr, Port Angeles. Now heading northeast.
16:55 - Milling. Three or four.
16:44 - Two orcas southeast of Ediz Hook [Port Angeles] very tip. -Lorna VanderZanden
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Thu, Sep 15 - Central Puget Sound (T137s) - We left the scene after my last report after T137B tried punting a common murre into the air. After about 12 misses she finally connected and shot the murre about 30 feet into the air! 
10:53 - Update still northbound. Still only T137A and B [approx. 47.739627, -122.448051].
10:32 - Northbound still only T137A and T137B [approx. 47.706182, -122.446517].
10:10 - T137s northbound [approx. 47.685326, -122.468031]. -Bart Rulon, Puget Sound Express
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10:10 - T137s just west off of Golden Gardens. -Kyla Bivens
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09:45 - Two orcas off Fay Bainbridge mid channel. North and quickly. -Jennifer Borba Von Stauffenberg
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09:00 - Single female orca (seemingly a female) heading north close to Skiff Point, spotted from Seattle’s Discovery Park. Whale was approximately here: (47.6443397, -122.4892893). -Raphael Fennimore
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07:10 - Two orcas, mid channel between Fauntleroy and Vashon. I saw them on 7:00 sailing. -Andrew Casad
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Thu, Sep 15 - Haro Strait - 14:55 - Humpback northbound/up island approaching Land Bank. 1 mile offshore. -Michelline Halliday [WSSJI]
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13:00 - Humpback approx .75nm south of Eagle Point San Juan. Sounding, long dives. Traveling slowly north (up island). -Kwasi Addae, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, -R/V WDFW572 [WSSJI]
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GRAY WHALES - Thu, Sep 15 - Possession Sound (CRC2440 & CRC2441) - 13:35 - CRC2440 is at the edge of the Snohomish Delta and gray whale CRC2441 is off southeast Hat Island [approx. 48.003006, -122.294637]. -Bart Rulon, Puget Sound Express
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UNIDENTIFIED BALEEN WHALES - Thu, Sep 15 - Haro Strait - 06:30 - Large whale northbound San Juan County Park, still darkish out - humpback? -Jill Clogston [WSSJI]
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Thu, Sep 15 - Puget Sound 
Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Linda Cohan
Date of Sighting: 9/15/2022
Time: 7:15 PM
Species seen: Not sure, possible small humpback or minke
Number of animals seen: 1
Where seen: Between the Point Defiance boathouses and Owen Beach heading toward the point, about 20-30 yards out
Direction of travel : West at pretty casual pace
Behaviors observed: Traveling
Photos available?: No
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UNIDENTIFIED SPECIES - Thu, Sep 15 - S Puget Sound 
Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Unspecified Sighting:
Sighting Time: Thu Sep 15 12:30 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 47.28143,-122.55280 [Tacoma Narrows] 
Number Sighted: 1
Submitter Name: Louise White 
Whale Alert App

September 14
BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Wed, Sep 14 - San Juans - 14:15 - Orcas in San Juan Channel near Yellow Island. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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14:00 - Received report of orcas edit to correct to east end Spieden.  -Don Noviello, WDFW Oil Spill Team 
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Wed, Sep 14 - Saratoga Passage/Possession Sound (T137s) - 17:25 - Brad Hanson, NOAA/NWFSC called to say they are wrapping up their field work w/ the T137s who are still out middle of North Puget Sound/Possession triangle area (S Whidbey/Edmonds/Kitsap). Pod was making some directional changes but he thinks they are trending directionally SW toward Kingston/Kitsap.
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16:15 - Heading southwest into Possession triangle. 
16:05 - Still milling around between Possession Point and Glendale. 
15:50 - Passing Chennault Beach, Mukilteo on the Whidbey side of channel heading south towards Possession Point.  -Alice Thuy Talbot
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15:40 - The T137s just sneaked past Glendale, surfacing to the right of the boat ramp and proceeding south at a consistent, leisurely pace. -photo by Sandy Pollard, September 14, 2022
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14:42 - One just slipped in front of the ferry and is heading south, right now mid channel. -Jodi Krause Poissant
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14:30 - The fabulous T137A and family have passed Brighton Beach heading for the ferry lanes. Moving quickly. -Sandy Pollard
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14:29 - Saw 2 males north of Clinton dock westside of channel heading south. -Joe Dreimiller
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13:50 - At least 3 orcas including one male heading south from Sandy Point on the west side of the channel headed toward Clinton. -Jim Devereaux
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T137A Jack -photo by RJ Snowberger, September 14, 2022
13.50 - Orcas have rounded Sandy Point close to shore heading south. Loosely grouped. -photo by Sandy Pollard, September 14, 2022
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13:44 - They are now at Sandy Point and heading east. -Luanne Seymour
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13:25 - Straight out from Dog House Seawall Park Langley southbound fast. Whidbey side.
12:45 - T137s have continued southbound in Saratoga Passage. Now have passed Bell’s Beach, moving quickly. -Marilyn Armbruster
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12:40 - 3-4 Orcas heading south in the Saratoga Passage, at about Bells Beach altitude now. viewing from land, high bank, they are moving quickly. -Susanne Schnippering
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11:34 - Swiftsure is with the T137s 1 nautical mile north of Baby Island pointed into Holmes Harbor. -Christopher Hanke, Puget Sound Express
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09:50 - Onamac point going south. Just saw large dorsal fins twice then out of range. Closer to Camano side. -Matt Henning
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Wed, Sep 14 - San Juans - 12:44 - Now southbound approaching Cattle Pass. Viewing from Cattle Point State Park. -Ariel Yseth, Whale Scout [WSSJI]
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11:50 - Now near Turn Island, looks to be heading south towards (eventually) Cattle Pass.
11:15 - Humpback whale southbound near Point Caution, San Juan Channel. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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UNIDENTIFIED SPECIES - Wed, Sep 14 - Admiralty Inlet - 15:16 - John Miller, WSF Marine Ops emailed at 15:51 to report: SALISH Unidentified Whale Report 9/14/2022 1516hrs: Vessel reports via 800MHz an unidentified whale NB in the SB shipping lanes abeam of Pt. Wilson

September 13
BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Tue, Sep 13 - Saturna Island - 12:00 - I got a report from a ship of 4 or 5 KWs off the east end of Saturna. Direction of travel unclear. -Don Noviello, WDFW Oil Spill Team Manager
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Tue, Sep 13 - Haro Strait (T60D and T60E) - 17:03 - T60D and E passing inshore of recovery barge north of County Park still northbound. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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16:28 - Just seen 2 males, now north of Lime Kiln headed north. -Alex McIntire [WSSJI]
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T60E Lynx making a close pass to Low Island off San Juan County Park this afternoon. Those harbor seals got a fright but lived to see another day! -photo by Monika Wieland Shields, September 13, 2022
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Tue, Sep 13 - Deception Pass (T109As) -video by Destiny Miller, September 13, 2022
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16:09 - Were visible directly west of Rosario Head hunting, were heading north after but went down on long dive. -Silver Hubble
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15:30 - Likely on a hunt in the same area.
15:20 - They are now southwest offshore West Beach Deception Pass State Park. -Rachel Haight, Orca Network - T109A3 and T109A3A - T109A, T109A3A, and T109A3 -photos and IDs by Rachel Haight, September 13, 2022
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15:13 - Off West Beach Deception Pass SP. -Stephen Schnurr
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15:00 - They headed out west, I watched them disappear into the horizon. -photo by Tonya Lynne Lockhart, September 13, 2022
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14:55 - Brad Hanson, NOAA/NWFSC just called to report T109As just passed west under the Deception Pass bridge, watched them work hard against strong tidal currents. Now couple hundred meters west of the bridge.
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14:40 - Almost to [Deception Pass] bridge.
14:20 - They are close to south shore of Deception Pass in the area of Cornet Bay westbound.
13:50 - Seeing fins east of Yokeko Point, appear to be westbound. -Rachel Haight, Orca Network - T109As head west under Deception Pass Bridge - T109A3A and T109A3 - T109A3A and T109A7 - T109A - Taken from Deception Pass Bridge -photos and IDs by Rachel Haight, September 13, 2022
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Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Orca Sighting:
Sighting Time: Tue Sep 13 14:25 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 48.41078,-122.62084 [W of Yokeko Pt]
Number Sighted: 7
Submitted Comments: T-109 A
Submitter Name: Brooklyn
Whale Alert App
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13:01 - Trending north slowly. Seven of them! Close to Ala Spit now. -Marlena Skrobe
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13:00 - From Ala Spit. Thank you to everyone updating this post. We missed them on Saturday when we were down south for the day. -photo by Tonya Lynne Lockhart, September 13, 2022
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12:50 - Approaching Ala Spit northbound.
12:25 - Out from Dugualla Bay Preserve headed northbound still.
12:10 - They've come into view south end of Dugualla Bay, still headed north. -Rachel Haight
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12:26 - We’re just off the south corner of Dugualla Bay, continuing north. Orcas are about midchannel, tightly grouped, some rolling and tail slapping. Appear to be continuing and will pass Dugualla. Salish Sea School is departing. Enjoy them!
11:55 - Group continues northwest approaching Dugualla Bay area. -Amanda Marie Colbert, Salish Sea School
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11:40 - T109As northbound passing Borgman Road.
11:30 - Coming into view at Borgman Road northbound close to Whidbey side. You can hear them. -Rachel Haight, Orca Network
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10:58 - Watching from Mariner’s Cove still heading towards Borgman Road.
10:32 - Casually leisurely moving west [direction should actually be east].
10:23 - Same area. Lots of surface activity and just floating. -Anya Sika
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10:30 - We had a nice view of these orcas from the Mariner’s Cove Boat Ramp, which is a tiny County owned tract of land in Mariner’s Cove Subdivision. -Steve Rothboeck
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09:48 - Orcas mid channel milling Mariner’s Cove. -Anya Sika
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09:00 - Amy Norris Spencer reported in CWW seeing 5-6 orcas out from Utsalady Bay, Camano closer to Mariners Cove, Whidbey. 
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Tue, Sep 13 - North Puget Sound  - 19:00 - Kim Page just called to report 3 orcas (female, male, smaller) off Pilot Point (Between Point No Point and Eglon) heading southbound on Kitsap side.
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Tue, Sep 13 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - We did have fun finding 6+ humpbacks. What will tomorrow bring? -Sooke Coastal Explorations -photo by Paul Pudwell, September 13, 2022
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Tue, Sep 13 - Haro Strait - 19:26 - Humpback northbound in front of Lime Kiln. Probably 2 miles off shore. -Matt Leaman [WSSJI]
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Tue, Sep 13 - Saratoga Passage
09:44 - Saw it again still heading west but getting out of my range.
09:39 - Looking up north towards Crescent Harbor I’m pretty sure I see a humpback whale heading towards Penn Cove.  -Aaron Gill
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GRAY WHALES - Tue, Sep 13 - Possession Sound (CRC2441) - 13:04 - Gray whale on the delta 1 mile west of Jetty Island. Looks like 2441. -Trevor Tillman

September 12
BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Mon Sep 12 - Admiralty Inlet (T34s & T37s)
18:45 - They are pretty much straight off of Lagoon Point now. Seeing some breaches. Northbound.
18:39 - Viewing from the beach. Still a mile south of Lagoon Point pointed north. -Bart Rulon
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18:25 - Just south of Lagoon Point. Seem to be milling, but don't seem to be foraging. We are headed home, thanks for the help. Successful breath samples. -Brad Hanson, NOAA/NWFSC 
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17:05 - Slow trend northbound, long down times. Pushed a little offshore but still Whidbey side.
17:00 - Orcas popped up in front of Bush Point lighthouse. NOAA has them.
16:56 - Long downtimes. 
16:50 - Just got the orcas approaching Bush Point close to this side.  -Rachel Haight, Orca Network
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14:44 - At least 5 Orca at Double Bluff heading north. About a 1/4 mile north of the dog beach parking lot. I believe 5 adults and a baby. My videos are bad cause it was hazy and I couldn’t really see what I was shooting just held the phone towards the sounds. -Rhonda Jourdonnais
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Mon, Sep 12 - Saratoga Passage (T109As) - 17:30 - Orcas midchannel heading south closer to Whidbey about a mile north of Hidden Beach. -Aaron Gill -photo by Aaron Gill, September 12, 2022
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07:00 - Peter Brousseau visited our Langley Whale Center on Whidbey Island just now (~12:30) and reported to staff member Tiffany seeing a pod of orcas from the Inn at Langley at around 07:00 heading slowly northbound. Lovely video confirms slow moving pod of at least 3-5 orcas traveling northbound close to Whidbey side. 
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Mon, Sep 12 - Haro Strait (Fallen Knight) - 15:55 - Humpback whale "Fallen Knight" heading north/up island close to shore from Land Bank. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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Mon, Sep 12 - Saratoga Passage (Malachite)
13:42 - Heading south. This guy is more consistent than the ferry. During this whole time I’ve not seen any behaviors besides just traveling.
12:20 - Back again heading north, must be doing laps.
11:45 - Coming by again here heading south towards Hidden Beach.
10:50 - Heading north again one and a half miles north of Hidden Beach Whidbey side.
09:20 - Still out there in a fog bank.
08:41 - Appears to be heading more towards midchannel still continuing north.
08:31 - Humpback one and a half miles north of Hidden Beach just off the beach Whidbey side. Heading north.  -Aaron Gill -photos by Aaron Gill, September 12, 2022
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GRAY WHALES - Mon, Sep 12 - Possession Sound - 10:51 - Gray just outside the Port of Everett entrance. Looks like 2440 with that tall powerful blow. -Lori Christopher-photo by Lori Christopher, September 12, 2022
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MINKE WHALES - Mon, Sep 12 - San Juans - 17:37 - Minke lunge feeding off Cattle Point. -Peggy Schellen [WSSJI]
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08:24 - Laura Baker, WSF Marine ops emailed at 08:33 to report: Minke reported in San Juan channel. 0824hrs: Vessel reports via 800MHz of spotting one minke whale located 1/2 mile SE of Reid Rock in San Juan Channel.

September 11
SOUTHERN RESIDENTS (fish-eating ecotype) - Sun, Sep 11 - Haro Strait (J pod and L12s) - 19:30 - Large male [SRKW] in front of South Beach milling going all directions. - Holly Youngblood Cannon [WSSJI]
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18:50 - It appeared that all Js and L12s were south of Eagle Point aiming for Salmon Bank, widely spread.
17:40 - About a dozen whales north of Eagle Point trending towards Salmon Bank. A mix of Js and L12s. More SRKW inbound from Victoria too.
17:13 - Several [SRKW] milling at Eagle Point.
14:00 - J-Pod inbound from near Victoria. -Orca Behavior Institute
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BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Sun, Sep 11 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T34s and T37s) - Another great encounter off Sooke with Bigg's/Transient Killer whales T034s & T037s. -Sooke Coastal Explorations -photo by Paul Pudwell, September 11, 2022
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Sun, Sep 11 - Port Susan (T109As)
19:16 - Flipped back west now. Still in that same general area in between Hat Island and Priest Point.
18:57 - Spotted from Harborview in between Hat Island and Priest Point. Heading SE, further into Possession Sound. -Sara Montour Lewis, Our Wild Puget Sound
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18:20 - Viewing from Sandy Point area/Whidbey. Southbound [approx. 48.053115, -122.326454].
-Marilyn Armbruster
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17:30 - Halfway between tip of Camano and Tulalip Bay headed southeast. -Joe Eichinger
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15:15 - Been watching from Camano. They are right up against your [mainland] side. -Amy Norris Spencer
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13:28 - My last post from our morning trip as they continue northbound, we are leaving the scene [approx. 48.150299, -122.369394].
13:18 - Update T109As are still northbound very grouped up [approx. 48.137249, -122.370234].
13:05 - Update zig-zagging northbound [approx. 48.124067, -122.368250].
12:55 - They have come offshore and are aiming towards the middle of Port Susan now. Back down on another long dive [approx. 48.117241, -122.362480].
12:40 - Northbound still very slowly. Long down time. Close to shore [approx. 48.102582, -122.347732]. -Bart Rulon, Puget Sound Express
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12:10 - They did. Looks like around seven individuals, so they could be the 109As. -Sam Wallace
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11:55 - Saratoga and Clipper are pretty much stalled out south end Port Susan so presume they found the orcas. -Orca Network
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10:14 - Jonathan Thurman reported in local community group w/video a pod of five orcas, southeast of Hat Island headed northeast.  -photo by Alice Moyal, September 11, 2022
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Sun, Sep 11 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (Tulip) - Another great encounter off Sooke with humpback whale Tulip. -Sooke Coastal Explorations -photo by Paul Pudwell, September 11, 2022
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Sun, Sep 11 - Saratoga Passage (Malachite) - 15:00 - Right in front of our house on Eagle Crest on Camano. Seems he's heading northwest over to Race Lagoon on Whidbey. -Kristina Trowbridge
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13:17 - Saratoga passage humpback still headed south mid channel. Just passed Onamac Point. -Marie Heil
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11:54 - Bart Rulon texted with report that humpback Malachite is milling mid Saratoga Passage in general out from Race Lagoon [approx. 48.207503, -122.562189].
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MINKE WHALES - Sun, Sep 11 - Central Puget Sound - 15:20 - Minke whale sighted at Point Defiance Marina. [direction unknown]: We saw it breach but boats were leaving the marina and it went back down and haven't seen it since. -Lindsay Muma, WDFW

September 10
BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Sat, Sep 10 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T54 and T109s) - What an EPIC day with Bigg's/Transient Killer Whales three minutes from our docks at Sooke Coastal Explorations. The (T054 & T109's) were taking down seal after seal off Sooke for hours, what an amazing sight!  -Sooke Coastal Explorations -photos by Paul Pudwell, September 10, 2022
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Sat, Sep 10 - Haro Strait - 22:00 - Camping at County Park and just heard Bigg's killer whales heading south. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute
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Sat, Sep 10 - San Juans 
Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Orca Sighting:
Sighting Time: Sat Sep 10 18:18 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 48.69130,-123.08534 (Sandy Pt, Waldron Island)
Number Sighted: 2
Submitter Name: Lee
Whale Alert App
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Sat, Sep 10 - Admiralty Inlet (T109As) - Wildfire whales. After taking most of the day to work their way south in Admiralty Inlet on Saturday providing avid whale watchers with a wonderful wildlife viewing opportunity, the T109As passed Bush Point in the fiery evening light. Those of us waiting patiently to capture this spectacular moment were amply rewarded as the whales surfaced in the crimson reflection from the setting sun. -photo by Sandy Pollard, September 10, 2022
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19:20 - We’re calling it, too. Lost them south of Bush Point, still southbound, but occasionally milling in the current._Sara Montour Lewis, Our Wild Puget Sound
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18:45 - They pushed more midchannel southbound past Bush Point.  -Rachel Haight, Orca Network
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18:23 - At Bush Point now moving slowly about 500 yards offshore. -Gary Schuster
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18:20 - Milling north of Bush Point very very lazily. Still slowly southbound.
17:45 - Past Lagoon Point, still southbound, very close to Whidbey side. -Sara Montour Lewis. Our Wild Puget Sound
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From Lagoon and Bush Points. -photos by Kim Welch, September 10, 2022 - T109A3 and T109A3A - T109A3, T109A3A foreground, T109A, T109A7, T109A6 - T109A4
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Close pass from Fort Casey -photos by Rachel Haight, September 10, 2022
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17:40 - Past Lagoon Point southbound.
17:25 - Nearly to Lagoon Point.
17:15 - Southbound approaching Lagoon Point. -Rachel Haight, Orca Network
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16:54 - We received a call from Paul Ratcliffe reporting at least 4 orcas (1 male) heading quickly southbound form Lake Hancock, Whidbey towards Lagoon Point
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16:32 - My last report as we leave the scene [approx. 48.114705, -122.612168]. They were very playful after eating their meal! 
16:31 - They are aiming towards Lake Hancock now SE direction.
16:28 - We honked at a private boat speeding right towards them and were able to stop him in his tracks fortunately before he went through the pod.
16:15 - Update. They have stalled on a kill [approx. 48.118582, -122.627130].
15:53 - Southbound still. Zig-zagging through the current rips [approx. 48.123298, -122.653391].
15:40 - Still southbound but zig-zagging a bit [approx. 48.151235, -122.675020]. -Bart Rulon, Puget Sound Express
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15:08 - Passing Ebey’s Landing still fairly close in - steady southbound.
14:35 - Passing Fort Ebey southeast bound. -Dori Dace
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15:10 - Heading south pretty fast.
14:37 - Just found them here [approx. 48.204805, -122.757188]. -Janney Jaxen
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14:10 - Flipped south off Libby Beach. -Dori Dace
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14:10 - They flipped [back south]. Going back to Ebey park. -Anya Sika
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Just under Fort Ebey. The pod was very active and putting on a beautiful show of daily life.” -photos by Desiree Sauvé, September 10, 2022
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14:00 - From shore at Ebey. All my pictures look like they were shot in sepia. The air quality is so bad. Everyone be careful out there! -photos by Cindi Crowder Rausch, September 10, 2022
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14:00 - Saw the transients near Ebey, and saw this paddleboarder, hope he gets to see this photo! -photo by Valerie Unger, September 10, 2022
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13:08 - 5-7 orcas still at Fort Ebey. -Heather Vincent
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14:00 - Approaching Libbey Park northbound
13:05 - Still milling same spot. Covering themselves in kelp. This is just amazing.
12:50 - Milling same spot. Baby spyhopped with kelp in mouth.
12:15 - Milling same spot. Heart so full AGAIN!
11:55 - Same spot milling off south end gun battery area Fort Ebey State Park.
11:30 - Just amazing looks from Fort Ebey State Park as they hunt and trend north.
11:10 - In the kelp beds northbound. -Rachel Haight, Orca Network -photos by Rachel Haight, September 10, 2022
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T109A4 kelping. -photos by Dori Dace, September 10, 2022
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12:45 - They put on a great show today! Watched from PSE Swiftsure. -Shannon Snyder
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11:15 - Northbound T109As feeding as they go [approx. 48.209968, -122.754126]. -Bart Rulon, Puget Sound Express
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11:05 - Very slooooow trend north. -Rachel Haight, Orca Network
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11:33 - They are putting on an incredible show!
10:53 - On the scene. Might be the T109[A]s which are rare around here! -Kevin H Doar
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10:35 - Rough location northbound [approx. 48.204083, -122.746391].
10:30 -They were following the shoreline, they just came off the point of the north end of Peregos Lagoon. -Rachel Haight, Orca Network
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10:30 - 4+ orcas halfway between Ebey's Landing and Fort Ebey. -Al Lunemann
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09:00 - Fort Casey 1 male, several females, 1 baby. -photo by Erna Abriam, September 10, 2022
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09:00 - About 4-5 orcas going north almost to Ebey's Landing. [Follow up]: I was there to fish, but got another great treat with the orcas. Also was able to see a minke heading north about an hour after the orcas. I was at Fort Casey.  -Francisco G DePape
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Sat, Sep 10 - Saratoga Passage - Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Paul Loasby
Date of Sighting: 9/10/2022
Time: 4:44 PM
Species seen: Orca
Number of animals seen: 4
Where seen: 48.203680, -122.580520 Saratoga Passage just south of the entrance to Penn Cove
Direction of travel : S
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: Seen from the "Suva"
Photos available?: No

MINKE WHALES - Sat, Sep 10 - Admiralty Inlet - 10:00 - Was able to see a minke heading north about an hour after the orcas. I was at Fort Casey. -Francisco G DePape

September 9
BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Fri, Sep 9 - San Juans (T137s)
Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Killer Whale (Orca) Sighting:
Sighting Time: Fri Sep 9 14:17 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 48.66132,-122.73995 [Lawrence Pt, Orca Island)
Number Sighted: 1
Submitter Name: Bernadette 
Whale Alert App
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13:57 - Leaving the T137s south of Clark Island. Very slowly heading south. Sleepy guys and it’s pretty choppy. -Sara Baldwin [WSSJI] 
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Fri, Sep 9 - Saratoga Passage - 15:16 - Caught a glimpse of one closer to Hidden Beach. -Aaron Gill
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14:35 - volunteer Heather Anson called. They are watching who they believe are two humpback whales milling about mid channel Saratoga Passage north of Hidden Beach (1/2 way between Hidden Beach and Houston Road). They have been watching them for about 10 minutes, not really advancing in any direction; the whales have just been gently surfacing, milling about, maybe slow trend northbound. Described small dorsal, don't look to have barnacles of gray, one seems larger than the other. They are also enjoying the harbor seal swimming around and mom and baby raccoons feeding on shellfish in the tideline. 

September 8
SOUTHERN RESIDENTS (fish-eating ecotype) - Thu, Sep 8 - Haro Strait (J & K Pod) - Excerpt from Encounter #55: “We eventually made it on scene near the south end of False Bay at 0900. There were two large resting lines with all of J pod being slightly inside all of K pod. All the whales were heading slowly south. About twenty minutes later, after a little milling, all the whales turned around and headed north again. The K16s, J47, and a couple others broke off and began socializing a little to the inside of the main J and K pod groups…” -See full report at Center for Whale Research Encounter 55 
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“9-08-22 K-Pod and J-Pod, Haro Strait - 16:35, K-Pod and J-Pod northbound /up-island, one mile south of Landbank's Westside Preserve. The orcas traveled quickly less than 1/4 mile from shore. One of the males swan through the kelp and surfaced with a dorsal fin draped with kelp leaves.
17:55 - 18:55, K-Pod and J-Pod southbound/down island. A three groups of females and young males exploded in a race down island of extended porpoising. One group was so close together they were obscured by the water that sprayed up around them. Too fast to identify and sometimes too fast to photograph, it has to be one of my favorite experiences. The large males were farther out slowly making their way down island. Towards the end it seemed like the group was beginning to move offshore. Viewing from 1.2 miles south of Landbank's Westside Preserve. Photographed from shore.” -Michelline Halliday, SJI - Porpoising down island -photos by Michelline Halliday, September 8, 2022
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After being absent since a brief appearance in mid-August, K-Pod returned overnight and started "westside shuffling" with J-Pod in the early hours of September 8th. - From left to right in this photo are K34 Cali, K20 Spock, K38 Comet, and K33 Tika. The youngest member of the Southern Resident Community, Spock's new baby K45, was present right there as well, s/he just wasn't surfacing in synchrony with mom so isn't in this photo.
September has been the one month of the year where Southern Resident killer whale presence in the Salish Sea has remained at historic levels, so we do hope to get some quality time with all three pods in the coming weeks! -photo by Monika Wieland Shields, September 8, 2022 - It was a memorable evening at Lime Kiln, to say the least! - J40 Suttles (front) and J46 Star (back) were in the middle of a mixed group of Js and Ks heading south right off the rocks. -photo by Monika Wieland Shields, September 8, 2022
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18:26 - Looks like the last lone whale passing Land Bank now. -Carol Kinkelaar Skully [WSSJI]
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17:28 - Also some around LK that seem southbound. A few fairly close in. -photo by Matt Leaman, September 8, 2022
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16:38 - Coming toward Land Bank. One breached.
15:53 - Just got to South Beach, see 4-5 blows heading north. -Tomoko Shimotomai [WSSJI]
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13:30 - Appears they’re all still milling offshore of False Bay. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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10:38 - All milling in front of False Bay about a mile offshore. -Alex McIntire [WSSJI]
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08:53 - All of Js in one group followed by all of Ks now approaching False Bay southbound. Can confirm K20 and K45 present. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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J-Pod and K-Pod Haro Strait, SJI
04:27, Many orca blows, northbound, 1 mile south of Landbank's Westside Preserve. The orcas were surfacing often, close to shore, repeated fluke lobs and a few breaches. There were lots of stars overhead, sparkling and bright.
04:51, Distant K-Pod and J-Pod calls heard on the Lime kIln hydrophone increasing in intensity as the orcas passed by. Lovely varied calls.
08:10 - 8:20, K-Pod and J-Pod southbound spread out, the closest were 1/3 mile from shore, 1 mile south of Landbank. Both pods formed individual short resting lines of 8-10 individuals each while the other members traveled farther from shore. K20 and K45 confirmed by Monika Wieland Shields. Photographed from shore.” -Michelline Halliday, SJI - J27 Blackberry - In the middle K34 Cali, K20 Spock, K45 -photos and IDs by Michelline Halliday, September 8, 2022
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07:45 - Several in a tight group passing County Park southbound. -Dori Dace [WSSJI]
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07:07 - Lots of whales passing Center for Whale Research slowly north in tight groups. -Kelley Balcomb-Bartok [WSSJI]
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06:07 - Passing County Park northbound. -Dori Dace [WSSJI]
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BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Thu, Sep 8 - Haro Strait (T18s) - Here is a link to my video of the T18s in Haro Strait, which I filmed at 2:27 PM on Thursday, September 8, 2022. -Gerald Graham
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Thu, Sep 8 - San Juans (T123s) - 12:12 - On the Puget Sound Express Swiftsure. Just leaving T123s! What a thrill!! [out near Hein Bank]. -photos by Joni Pollino, September 8, 2022
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08:30 - Approximately 6 orcas - Rosario Strait between Anacortes and Decatur heading south mid channel. -photos by Thé Hsin, September 8, 2022
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 Thu, Sep 8 - San Juans (T35As and T38As) - 13:52 - Orca northbound at north end of President Channel northeast direction [Per Ellie Sawyer: T35As and T38As]. -Roxane Jackson Johnson [WSSJI]
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Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Orca Sighting:
Sighting Time: Thu Sep 8 13:06 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 48.67144,-123.03670 [Point Disney, Waldron Isl]
Number Sighted: 5
Submitted Comments: 2 pods T35 and another line 
Submitter Name: Carol Knight
Whale Alert App
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Thu, Sep 8 - Central Puget Sound - 14:50 - Two orcas reported northbound on the east side of Blake Island. -Christopher Johnson
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10:57 - [Orca] No further sightings. Looked like they were heading south. Guessing they are heading into the Narrows.
10:40 - Two orcas still in front of Sunrise Beach. 
10:30 - At least two orcas feeding off sunrise Beach. Slowly moving south towards Narrows Bridge. -Geoff Wotton 
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GRAY WHALES - Mon, Sep 8 - Possession Sound
08:45 - Lori Christopher followed up to say their ferry captain saw the grays an hour later still around same area (as original report/post) between Hat and Everett.
07:45 - Gray whales 2440 and 2441 [IDs presumed] together between SE Hat Isl and the chip barge outside the Everett marina. No direction obvious. -Lori Christopher

September 7
SOUTHERN RESIDENTS (fish-eating ecotype) - Wed, Sep 7 - Haro Strait (J Pod) - “9-07-22 J-Pod, Haro Strait, SJI
09:33 - 11:13, Viewing from one mile south of Landbank's West side Preserve. J-Pod northbound up-island, approaching Point Edwards, just south of Landbank, 1.3 mile from shore, some milling at the Point. J-Pod was spread out with periods on no orcas in sight.
14:00-17:00, Viewing from Landbank, J-Pod spread out, some very close to shore traveling down-island. There were periods of milling near Deadman's Bay and Point Edwards. Some foraging behavior observed.” -Michelline Halliday, SJI - J42 Echo and  J19 Shachi - J26 Mike -photos and IDs by Michelline Halliday, September 7, 2022
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17:38 - Milling way offshore SW of Landbank.
16:03 - Whales from the south of Landbank now milling trending back north. -Ariel Yseth, Whale Scout [WSSJI]
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15:30 - Trailing ten or so whales way way offshore of Lime Kiln southbound slow against the flood. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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14:28 - Leaders past Land Bank now.
14:13 - Leaders finally passing end of Lime Kiln. Close to shore and grouped up.
13:54 - First whale visible from Land Bank off the south end of Lime Kiln. -Matt Leaman [WSSJI]
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12:26 - Small group milling right in front of County Park. The group closer in is facing southbound and the group offshore is steadily moving north. -Tamara Kelley [WSSJI]
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12:12 - We watched the pod at County Park from 11a to Noon as they traveled north. Amazing! -Cameron Whitcomb [WSSJI]
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11:24 - Possible trailers off Land Bank northbound. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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10:52-10:58 - Lime Kiln hydrophone: 4 min overlapping slow and fast echolocation, buzzes, with few and faint calls; then 2 min of few intense calls, buzzes, and more slow echolocation. Sounds like foraging? Finally, an intense percussive -- local breach?! -- followed by S4s and whistles. -Scott Veirs, Orcasound [WSSJI]
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10:31 - Leaders have just passed lighthouse NB. USCG members present on shore. -Ariel Yseth, Whale Scout [WSSJI]
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10:10 - Three more just appeared at Eagle Point going north.
09:27 - Confirmed SRKW, I have eyes on at least 5 between Eagle and False Bay milling trending north. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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09:24 - Sounds like milling off False Bay. Flood tide is around 13:30 so if it’s residents, maybe that will flush them up island. -Ariel Yseth, Whale Scout [WSSJI]
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08:30 - A few reports of a small number of orcas spread from Eagle Point to offshore of Eagle Point. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Wed, Sep 7 - Admiralty Inlet (T34s & T37s) - 18:30 - Reliable report of whales northbound near Bush Point. This group may have flipped back north. -Rachel Haight, Orca Network
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14:01 - Just saw a report of a pod not far off shore of north Edmonds southbound. No other info available. -Melissa Bird
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14:38 - We think it’s the 37s and 34s, left them southbound a few miles north of Edmonds about 15 minutes ago.
13:13 - San Juan Clipper has them off the Possession Point buoy. -Christopher Johnson
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Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Robert Reeder
Date of Sighting: 9/7/2022
Time: 8:50 AM
Species seen: Orca
Number of animals seen: 1
Where seen: 48 04n 122 40w
Direction of travel : S
Behaviors observed:
If orcas, any males?: 1 male solitary
Any unusual markings?: None observed
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: In separation zone east of Marrowstone Island, southbound
Photos available?: No
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Wed, Sep 7 - Saratoga Passage - 12:00 - Baleen whale 2 miles north of Hidden Beach, Whidbey side most likely humpback. Probably heading north only saw it twice. -Aaron Gill
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GRAY WHALES - Wed, Sep 7 - Possession Sound
Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Thomas Frenock
Date of Sighting: 9/7/2022
Time: 1:30 PM
Species seen: Gray whales
Number of animals seen: 3
Where seen: In the shoals between Tulalip Bay and the mouth of the Snohomish River (from 48° 03.212' N/133° 17.778' W to 48° 01.530' N/122° 16.687' W)
Direction of travel : From NW to SE direction
Behaviors observed: Hunting shrimp in the shoals
If orcas, any males?:
Any unusual markings?: Nothing unusual
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: There were two spouts near each other that occurred at nearly the same time. There was another spout some distance away that occurred at a significantly diffenent time. We assume that there were three whales shrimping at this location.
Photos available?: No

September 6
SOUTHERN RESIDENTS (fish-eating ecotype) - Tue, Sept 6 - Haro Strait (J Pod) - Another audio clip of some very chatty J-Pod whales as they went south in Haro Strait!  -Orca Behavior Institute
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18:30 - A friend reports whales near the north side of Eagle Point. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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18:02 - Spread groups feeding about 1/2mi plus offshore. J35s still at Land Bank. 2 other groups of 3-6 each visible with telescope to the south.
17:55 - J35s and 1-2 others still milling off Land Bank but have moved slightly south. -Ariel Yseth, Whale Scout [WSSJI]
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17:00 - 4-5 still milling off Land Bank; all others south of here. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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16:30 - A whole bunch of them are off the south of Edwards Point heading south! Many groups of them doing flips and things! -Laura Mae Taylor [WSSJI]
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16:30 - I saw orcas on the westside of San Juan Island traveling south past Lime Kiln State Park towards Lopez Island. -Tyler Harrison
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16:12 - Southbound in front of Land Bank. Close to shore. -Carol Kinkelaar Skully [WSSJI]
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15:57 - Beautiful calls on Lime Kiln continue. Nice to hear them communicating with one another. -Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network [WSSJI]
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15:48 - The ones in front of County Park appear to have flipped south. - Devin Neiwert [WSSJI]
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15:28 - Leaders are approaching County Park approx. 400 yards off-shore. Pretty spread out. -James Richardson [WSSJI]
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15:11 - Lime Kiln: S4s and fish grunts, plus steady echolocation with low vessel noise conditions. -Scott Veirs, Orcasound [WSSJI]
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14:50 - Leaders approaching Land Bank. -Cindy Hansen, Orca Network [WSSJI]
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14:30 - Appears the old “Group A” (J19s, J14s, J16s) in the lead about off False Bay heading up island; all others still south of Eagle. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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13:37 - Leaders are approaching the north end of South Beach. -Brenna Normann [WSSJI]
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12:55 - Visible from Cattle Point between here and Iceberg Point aiming to San Juan Island. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Tom Reeve
Date of Sighting: 9/16/2022
Time: 12:00 PM
Species seen: orca
Number of animals seen: 12
Where seen: Off Flint Beach, South Lopez. 48.411904, -122.859940
Direction of travel : W
Behaviors observed: At least a dozen whales, very spread out, slowly traveling west. Some milling and direction changes, several spy hops, 1 breach.
If orcas, any males?: 3
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BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Tue, Sep 6 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T34s, T37s, T37A1, T59s, T60s, T109Bs) - What another amazing day from Sooke to Victoria with some 30 Bigg’s/Transient Killer Whales in the area. We had the pleasure to visit the T109Bs, T060E&D, T37's, and T059s off Race Rocks Area on our 3 hour adventure! -Sooke Coastal Explorations -photos by Paul Pudwell, September 6, 2022 
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12:55 - We did watch the 37s and 34s with the 60s trending west off Victoria. T37A1 present as well. -Christopher Lewman, Puget Sound Express
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Tue, Sep 6 - Haro Strait  - “Here is a link to my unedited, fourteen minute and 24 second-long video of five Bigg's, including three adults and two juveniles, in Baynes Channel in Haro Strait, filmed at 11:11 AM Tuesday, September 6, 2022. Here is a link to a clip of some members of the same group, a bit later, northbound in Haro Strait off of Finnerty Cove:. And for good measure, another video of the same three, taken a few minutes earlier.” -Gerald Graham
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Tue, Sep 6 - South Puget Sound  - 07:40 - I had a report of a single orca passing the Anderson Island Ferry heading south. Keep your eyes open today, South Sound! -Belen Bilgin Schneider
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Tue, Sep 6 - Strait of Juan de Fuca
Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Janett Wingett
Date of Sighting: 9/6/2022
Time: 11:15 AM
Species seen: Humpback
Number of animals seen: 18
Where seen: Strait of Juan de Fuca just offshore of the entrance to Port San Juan, Vancouver Island
Direction of travel : Didn’t seem to be a clear direction…members traveling through a large area in a loose group, a few in pairs or threesomes
Behaviors observed: Feeding? Definitely not traveling with any real intention or organization. Saw 2 whales breach and one spyhop.
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: We encountered a second group of about 10 Humpbacks further along in our travel eastward. This was at 11:50 am off Sombrio Point, Vancouver Island. We have never seen anywhere near this number of Humpbacks together at one time before! Incredible!!!
Photos available?: Yes, I will email the photos to alisa@orcanetwork.org
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Tue, Sep 6 - Saratoga Passage (Malachite)
16:25 - Flipped a 180 now heading north.
16:12 - Humpback whale, small fin, heading south. Whidbey side one and a half miles north of Hidden Beach. -Aaron Gill - Malachite -photos by Aaron Gill, September 6, 2022
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11:31 - We had a whale sighting in front of our home. I believe it is a humpback. We live just south of the yacht club in the Madrona beach area. He did a big spy hop. He hung around for about 20 minutes. -Lucienne Miodonski
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08:50 - Humpback, assuming Malachite, heading northeast from Onamac towards Whidbey Island. -Kristina Trowbridge
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GRAY WHALES - Tue, Sep 6 - Possession Sound  - 12:34 - San Juan Clipper found a gray whale just outside of Tulalip Bay feeding close to shore, trending south right now. -Stephanie Raymond, Orca Network
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Tue, Sep 6 - Possession Sound (CRC2440) - At about 10:50 Kara Kumelos Langus posted a video in PSWS showing gray whale CRC2440 off Harborview Park, Everett.
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MINKE WHALES - Tue, Sep 6 - San Juans (Antonio Banderas) - Meet Antonio Banderas, no, I'm not kidding. You see, there are researchers and scientists who track all species of whales. Our pictures help these folks follow the migration and health of the whales. When I take pictures of a minke I post them in a group specifically for minke in our area. I post the day, time, location and describe what I observed. There are researchers who record all of this information and use the pictures to identify the whale. It turns out, this minke was spotted in 2010, 2011, and 2013 here in the SJI. His number is SJI-0031- his name, as dubbed affectionately by those who follow and research these minke, is indeed Antonio Banderas. -Cindi Crowder Rausch - 16:00 - Our position [approx. 48.516812, -122.672900] viewing Antonio Banderas. -photos by Cindi Crowder Rausch, September 6, 2022
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Tue, Sep 6 - San Juans
Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Tom Reeve
Date of Sighting: 9/6/2022
Time: 9:10 AM
Species seen: minke
Number of animals seen: 1
Where seen: East of Aleck Bay, South Lopez 48.418168, -122.857124
Direction of travel : e
Behaviors observed: traveling rapidly
Photos available?: No

September 5
SOUTHERN RESIDENTS (fish-eating ecotype) - Mon, Sep 5 - Active Pass (J Pod) - 06:44 - J pod just went north in Active Pass, have a nice rest day. -Rachelle Hayden [WSSJI]
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BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Mon, Sep 5 - San Juans (T65A5, T100s, T101s, T124Ds, T137s) - Excerpt from Encounter #54: “After the T49As moved off to the north, the team headed back up the hill to the office only to hear over the radio that another group of transients were inside of Sunset Point. So we ran back down to the porch to see more whales appearing from behind Sunset Point. This was all six of the T60s (including T60D and T60E) plus T2B and they went inside the reef in front of CWR and inside of the salvage barge. It was a nice pass and we got some good photos of the group as they headed north. Not long after we again made our way back up the hill, Dave got a text from John Durban saying that their research team had found a large number of transients north of Patos Island. We then headed down to Snug Harbor and left in the boat at 1250. “Orcinus” arrived on scene about 4-5 miles north of Patos at 1345. We saw one tight group and several other singles and a pair or two spread out to the east. All the whales were moving southeast…” -See full report at Center for Whale Research Encounter 54
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19:20 - Most of the group aiming for Eastsound. 
18:45 - 15 Ts northbound off Frost Island near Lopez. -Orca Behavior Institute
September 5 was a big day for Bigg's killer whales around the San Juan Islands with more than 50 members of the population being documented within the central Salish Sea. We had encounters with two different groups that day: T2B and the T60s (7 whales) in the morning and then T65A5, T100s, T101s, T124Ds, T137s (15 whales) in the evening. Here are Jason's video highlights from those encounters! Make sure to switch video quality to 4K to get the best viewing experience. -video by Jason Shields, September 5, 2022
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Mon, Sep 5 - Haro Strait (T2B & T60s) - 11:18 - Looks like T60s and one other. Passed San Juan County Park. Now passing close to shore at Sunset Point inside the barge. -Ariel Yseth, Whale Scout
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11:20 - Came inside Low Island at County Park, looked like all the T60s back together with T2B. Now northbound near recovery barge. T49As were also picked up a couple miles ahead of them! -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute
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Mon, Sep 5 - Admiralty Inlet (T34s, T37s, and T37A1) - After watching the orcas go by Bush Point thinking they had gone by, both groups, about 20 min later, I saw a couple way over on south end Marrowstone Island point. I assumed they were of the few that were part of the groups. But couldn't tell if SB or NB? Too far over. Just assumed SB. I headed to Shore Meadows and only saw one backlit blow at the very northeast corner of Mutiny Bay. Thinking again they would all show up. Stayed there for a half hour. Nothing. Makes me wonder if at that time they changed directions? And me, my heart and mind is with the crash victims. About that same area. Were the orcas feeling this?  -Marilyn Armbruster
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18:45 - One whale passed BP 20 feet from shore. Continuing southbound.
18:37 - 4 directly off lighthouse at Bush Point. -Cindi Crowder Rausch -photo by Cindi Crowder Rausch, September 5, 2022
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17:50 - Viewing from high mid bank Lagoon Point. First group at mid Lagoon Point 1/4 mid channel out from Whidbey with second group about 1/4 mile behind them but more closer to Whidbey. Southbound.
17:37 - Viewing from Lagoon. One for sure In line with Fort Flagler and a few a mile or so north southbound Whidbey side of channel. -Marilyn Armbruster -back of camera photo by Marilyn Armbruster, September 5, 2022
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17:55 - Blow to the left of Lagoon Point. Viewing from Bush Point. -Sandy Pollard
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1730 - Approaching Lagoon Point southbound. -Rachel Haight, Orca Network
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16:22 - 3 Orcas sighted just behind the Port Townsend/Coupeville ferry just as it reached the docks at Coupeville ~16:10.  -Nettie Seebohm
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16:50 - We are leaving them now, still in a SE direction [approx. 48.135652, -122.639485].
16:44 - After busting through several bait balls they caught something and are eating it now. Just SE from my last mark in the map. They are starting to move again. Still SE.
16:24 - SE direction [approx. 48.144752, -122.666820].
16:12 - They have really spread out to hunt after passing Fort Casey. Still SE direction.
16:07 - Most of them are passing very close to the point at Fort Casey SE direction.
15:55 - Update SE direction [approx. 48.157440, -122.685482].
15:45 - The T34s and T37s are now all together with T37A1 still too.
15:40 - SE direction [approx. 48.177716, -122.705728]. -Bart Rulon, Puget Sound Express
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15:13 - Whales moving slowly extremely close to Whidbey shoreline in easterly direction. Not yet approaching Ebey's parking area. -Cyrilla Cook
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15:50 - Approaching Fort Casey southeast bound.
15:30 - Slowly southbound past Ebey's Landing. 1/4 mile or so offshore.
15:00 - Southbound past Fort Ebey State Park favoring Whidbey side.
14:40 - Slow trend southbound coming up all together in a tight group backlits blows, so pretty.
14:32 - Southbound past green buoy off Fort Ebey State Park as viewed from gun battery area.
14:08 - Fins visible southbound Libbey Beach Park, Whidbey Island. Not super close but can barely see without binos. Long down times. -Rachel Haight, Orca Network 
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13:20 - T37/T37Bs and T34A1 are traveling northeast from Minor Island. 3 other orcas were spotted by another boat, and we did not see them but it likely could be the T34s [approx. 48.324609, -122.814180]. -Bart Rulon, Puget Sound Express
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13:10 - [video taken at] Minor island. -Karissa Gavigan Brock
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Mon, Sep 5 - Haro Strait - First of two videos of Bigg's Killer Whales on the west side of Haro Strait, Monday, 5 September, 2022 at 7:59 PM. -Gerald Graham
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Mon, Sep 5 - Saratoga Passage - 11:15 - Whale just passed through Sunset [near Onamac Point, Camano Island] going south close to the buoys. -Nedra Wilson [CWW]
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09:48 - Heading toward the green buoy marker off Snatelum Point. 
09:40 - Humpback off Harrington Lagoon. -Erik Anderson
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08:24 - Spotted him! About 2 miles north of Hidden Beach. Moving north on Whidbey side. -Mary Ellen O'Connor
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06:58 - Now right at Onamac Point!
06:45 - Humpback just south of Onamac near Whidbey side.  -Whitney Dock [CWW] 
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GRAY WHALES - Mon, Sep 5 - Port Susan - 10:51 - Just saw a blow off of McKees Beach!! -Amy Converse
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Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Grey Sighting:
Sighting Time: Mon Sep 5 10:49 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 48.12473,-122.36328 [McKees Beach, Port Susan]
Number Sighted: 1
Submitter Name: Mary Douglas
Whale Alert App
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09:45 - Port Susan Gray Whale off Hermoza Beach north of Tulalip Bay heading north slowly. Off Tulalip Shores still heading north. -John C Storbeck

September 4
SOUTHERN RESIDENTS (fish-eating ecotype) - Sun, Sep 4 - Haro Strait (J Pod) - “09-04-22, J-Pod Haro Strait
13:00 - 13:40, Viewed from Landbank's Westside Preserve, J-Pod leaders northbound. They were surface-active, some breaches and fluke lobs as they approached Landbank. They were moving quickly in tight groups, some individually. 5 of the big males spread out in the group of leaders; J27 Blackberry, J38 Cookie, J49 T'ilem I'nges, J26 Mike and J47 Notch. At 13:20 a group of 6-7 including J41 and her daughter J58 Crescent stopped and began to mill tightly with big fluke lobs, changing direction a few minutes later. Some porpoising with big leaps out of the water all of J-Pod southbound again, some coming within 30' (feet) of shore before passing out of sight around Point Edwards
14:05 - 14:28, Viewing from the Pile Point area, J-pod continued south, spread out and moving away from the island
15:40 - 15:55, Viewing from 1 mile south of Landbank, J-Pod northbound in the rain, 1/4 - 1/3 mile from shore
16:10 -16:15, Viewing from 1 mile south of Landbank, J-Pod southbound in a tight line with some individuals farther out, some trailing. After the rain the sun peeked out and the dark shapes of J-Pod moved with great beauty through the silver water.” -Michelline Halliday, SJI - J41 Eclipse, J58 Crescent, and J42 Echo in background. -photos and IDs by Michelline Halliday, September 4, 2022
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18:00 - The spread out groups look like they are getting together and still milling, they are kind of heading toward Olympic Mountains but milling in one area.
17:30 - Some are passing by Grandma’s Cove. -Tomoko Shimotomai [WSSJI]
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16:10 - They are back again headed south off Edwards Point! -Laura Mae Taylor [WSSJI]
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15:48 - Leaders rounding Point Edwards northbound. -Ariel Yseth, Whale Scout [WSSJI]
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13:41 - They appear to be back, 6 or 7 of them off Edwards Point headed south now! -Laura Mae Taylor [WSSJI]
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13:15 - Leaders off Land Bank slow north. -Cindy Hansen, Orca Network [WSSJI]
13:30 - Members of J Pod traveled north past the Westside Preserve, then flipped south again and treated us to a beautiful pass close to shore. -photos by Cindy Hansen, September 4, 2022
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11:00 - Sounds like still foraging offshore of Eagle Point.
09:45 - Half a dozen whales heading south and offshore from Eagle Point. Can confirm Southern Residents.
07:10 - At least 15 whales, assuming Js, spread and milling well offshore to the south of Edwards Point.
06:55 - One male milling southeast of Edwards Point. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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06:09 - Lots of breaching and blows heading north from Hannah Heights. -Susan Porter Hughes [WSSJI]
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BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Sun, Sep 4 - Rosario Strait (T18s, T60D, and T60E)
Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Orca Sighting:
Sighting Time: Sun Sep 4 14:46 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 48.66787,-122.74320 [Lawrence Point, Orcas Isl]
Number Sighted: 1
Submitter Name: Alena 
Whale Alert App
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12:21 - Donna Sanders, WSF Marine Ops emailed at 12:23 to report SAMISH@1221 C/M reports 6 orca milling around in the traffic lanes [Anacortes area/Rosario Strait]
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12:18 - Orcas off the Anacortes ferry dock headed east in mid ish Rosario. -Whitney Neugebauer, Whale Scout
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Sun, Sep 4 - Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca - Kelp monsters at Race Rocks! Interesting to see this humpback whale so close to shore having fun in the bull kelp. -Sooke Coastal Explorations -photos by Paul Pudwell, September 4, 2022
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Sun, Sep 4 - Haro Strait - 08:26 - Passing Land Bank southbound. -Amy Nesler [WSSJI]
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07:25 - Humpback southbound off Madrona. Just offshore. -Peter Van Deventer [WSSJI]
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Sun, Sep 4 - Saratoga Passage - Before 8am, Malachite was back north of Onomac this morning, lunging for herring. Around 8:15, after gorging himself, he headed out to the northwest. My husband got this short video as he was checking his crab pots below Eagle Crest. -Kristina Trowbridge -video taken by Tom Trowbridge, September 4, 2022
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GRAY WHALES - Sun, Sep 4 - Port Susan (CRC2440) - 07:20-08:00 - Port Susan CRC 2440 spotted at 7:20AM swimming south from off shore at Tillicum Beach, then turned along the shoreline inside the buoy line along Tyee Beach. Last seen heading south along Camano south of Tyee in a hurry at 8:00AM.  -John Storbeck

September 3
SOUTHERN RESIDENTS (fish-eating ecotype) - Sat, Sep 3 - Haro Strait (J Pod) - “9-03-22 J-Pod Haro Strait
16:50 - 17:25, Viewing from Landbank's Westside Preserve, J-Pod southbound, spread out with a few small groups 400 yards to 1/2 mile off shore. There ware bursts of surface activity with some porpoising sending up big veils of water. Lots of glare on the surface.
17:50 - 18:05, Viewing from Pile Point area. By the time I arrived most members of J-Pod had passed with 5-6 members present. They were spread out traveling due south away from the island. J57 Phoenix breached 5 times in quick succession, high long arching breaches.” -Michelline Halliday, SJI - J57 Phoenix - J19 Shachi, J58 Crescent, J51 Nova, J41 Eclipse -photos and IDs by Michelline Halliday, September 3, 2022
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Family portrait of the J19s as they passed Lime Kiln this afternoon. From left to right: J41 Eclipse, J58 Crescent, J19 Shachi, and J51 Nova. -photo by Monika Wieland Shields, September 3, 2022
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18:58 - Seeing distant fins with the naked eye offshore of South Beach. Aiming east southeast toward Salmon Bank. -Ariel Yseth, Whale Scout [WSSJI]
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18:00 - Leaders straight out of False Bay southbound, pretty spread out. -Alex McIntire [WSSJI]
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17:03 - At least three only 100 yards from shore just south of County Park. Also whales on LK camera currently as well. -James Richardson [WSSJI]
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15:45 - Trailers abeam Spieden, mid-Haro, southbound. -April Ryan, Maya’s Legacy [WSSJI]
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14:55 - At least some of them have reached Turn Point.
13:44 - Sounds like they've all passed, coming SW down Boundary Pass.
13:24 - Still lots of clicks, sporadic whistles, and a few faint S4s.
13:10 - J-Pod echolocation starting on SIMRES hydrophone near East Point! -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Sat, Sep 3 - Admiralty Inlet (Two Spot) - 16:20 - Humpback Two Spot (CRC16017) has almost made it to the border of Canada off Hein Bank. NW direction. -Bart Rulon, Puget Sound Express
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12:16 - Headed north northwest. 
12:08 - West of North Beach, headed west.
11:38 - Approaching Ebey’s. Headed northwest. By channel marker. -Cyrilla Cook
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11:10 - We saw a humpback from Fort Casey. Been watching for about 45 minutes. -Terry Wegner
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We are on the PSE Saratoga, and were watching side by side with the other PSE boat as Two Spot swam UNDER and around our boat several times! We stuck around and saw him dive around 4 times! I have never been able to see a humpback so close. My 150-600 lens was too big to catch him directly under, but here is a shot right after, his blow hole! -Jessica Richter -back of camera photo by Jessica Richter, September 3, 2022
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10:44 - Bart Rulon messaged to report they've encountered Humpback CRC16017 Two Spot in Admiralty Inlet and he appears to be leaving inland boundaries of Puget Sound. He is off Port Townsend in the ferry traffic lane traveling northwest.
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GRAY WHALES - Sat, Sep 3 - Port Susan - We saw what we believe to be CRC2440 gray whale in the bay of Spee-Bi-Dah in the Tulalip area. -Lauren Aldrich
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17:09 - Gray whale mid channel off Tulalip Shores heading south right now [approx. 48.068405, -122.338785]. -Chasen Davis

September 2
BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Wed, Sep 2 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T124As - We encountered Bigg’s/Transient Killer Whales T0124As just outside of Esquimalt Harbour hunting the shoreline for lunch! Earlier they were well documented hunting in Victoria Harbour, wow! -Sooke Coastal Explorations -photos by Paul Pudwell, September 2, 2022
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Wed, Sep 2 - Downtown Victoria (T124A2s and T124A4s) - 10:34 - Orcas in the downtown Victoria Harbour! RIght now! Per Monika Wieland Shields, sounds like it's the T124A2s and A4s over there - crazy whales! -Brenda Taylor-Gaffney [WSSJI]
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Wed, Sep 2 - San Juans (T49As) - 10:15 - T49As heading north/east near Point Doughty on Orcas Island. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Fri, Sep 2 - Saratoga Passage (Two Spot) - 15:59 WSF reports humpback one mile south of Clinton dock traveling southbound.
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15:57 - Just spotted a humpback near the ferry route, closer to the Clinton side. -Kate Hall
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13:04 - In front of Langley seawall now heading southbound, still on Camano side. -Rachael Kvig
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12:37 - Fluke on Camano side. Southbound across from Langley.
12:30 - Saw very distant breath viewing from Langley Whale Bell.  -Tiffany Jo Cheyann Waldner, Orca Network
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12:04 - He flipped northbound away from Langley from my last map post.
12:00 - Update on CRC16017, still southbound direction.
11:35 - Humpback Two Spot (CRC16017) is southbound in Saratoga Passage. Viewing from MV Swiftsure, Puget Sound Express [approx 48.075037, -122.459090]. -Bart Rulon, Puget Sound Express
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06:49 - We received a report from Washington State Ferries (WSF) of a humpback near Clinton Ferry terminal heading northbound. 
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GRAY WHALES - Fri, Sep 2 - Port Susan (CRC2440)
15:26 - On my trek home from Kayak Point. Stopped at American Legion Park, North Everett. 2440 is about a mile or so north and is southbound. See pin dropped location [approx. 48.035933, -122.273304].
15:00 - 2440 passing entrance into Tulalip Shores and close to shore. Southbound. -Marilyn Armbruster
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14:02 - San Juan Clipper is leaving CRC 2440 southbpund close to shore just south of Spee Bi Dah. -Stephanie Raymond, Orca Network
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10:46 - Gray whale crc2440 is feeding in the shallows back and forth [approx. 48.093279, -122.330513]. -Bart Rulon, Puget Sound Express
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09:10 - CRC2440 grey feeding out between Tulalip Shores and Spee-Bi-Dah -Joe Eichinger

September 1
SOUTHERN RESIDENTS (fish-eating ecotype) - Thu, Sep 1 - Haro Strait (J Pod) - 19:53 - Vocals [on LK hydrophone] have been amazing. -Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network [WSSJI]
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19:20 - Few orcas milling off Edwards. Visibility good at Land Bank. -Cindy Hansen, Orca Network [WSSJI]
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15:45 - Blows audible at Land Bank in the fog.
14:00 - They are near Victoria still eastbound.
10:45 - J-Pod inbound from Race Rocks. -Orca Behavior Institute
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After an 18 day absence, J-Pod returned to Haro Strait late in the day yesterday. First they were under the cover of fog, but right at sunset the fog cleared and they went north up the west side of San Juan Island. They had a lot to say, as heard over the Lime Kiln hydrophone - take a listen to this short clip! - Orca Behavior Institute
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9-01-22, J-Pod Haro Strait SJI - 19:15 - 20:05, The fog came in to shore and then farther inland at 15:15. The T49As went past northbound 1 mile south of Landbank at 15:25. They were close in but I could only hear the blows due to the fog. Knowing J-Pod was inbound I went to South Beach to listen for blows. Hearing nothing I went up to Lime Kiln. I finally decided to wait at Landbank's Westside Preserve. The fog pulled back and at 19:15 and few members of J-Pod were milling at Point Edwards, just south of Landbank. They turned to the north and were soon followed by the remaining members. The atmospheric conditions were unusual with the sun setting through the fog bank. J47 Notch at 19:28, at 19:42 J59 with mom J37 Hy'Shqa at 19:42 and at 20:00 J27 Blackberry with an unidentified mom and calf. Just as it was getting dark, J38 Cookie surprised us all by swimming in-between the kelp and the rocks 25' from shore. At 20:05 the trailing orca was J26 Mike. Photographed from shore, cropped and enlarged. -Michelline Halliday, SJI - J38 Cookie - J47 Notch -photos and IDs by Michelline Halliday, September 01, 2022
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Magical evening, we first spotted blows near Landbank south of Lime Kiln, they swam north directly in front of us! At least 8-10 orcas swimming together! -photos by Cameron Whitcomb, September 1, 2022
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Here is a link to my video clip of members of J Pod of Southern Resident Killer Whales as they approached Trail Island off of Oak Bay, B. C. in the Strait of Juan de Fuca at 2:07 PM Thursday, September 1, 2022. -Gerald Graham
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BIGG'S KILLER WHALES (mammal-eating ecotype) - Thu, Sep 1 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T36s and T37As) - What another EXTRA special day! With early reports of Bigg's/Transient Killer Whales T037As off Victoria heading west we headed out excited for the day. As we approached Race Rocks anothe group of Bigg’s appeared on our starboard T036s and as we found out quickly the T060s were coming in from the west... T PARTY! -Sooke Coastal Explorations -photos by Paul Pudwell, September 1, 2022
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Thu, Sep 1 - San Juans (T49As -
17:21 - 4+ headed NW around Mitchell Bay about 1/2 mile off shore headed toward Open Bay.
14:05 - Now heading up the west side of San Juan Island.
13:30 - Offshore of South Beach, maybe heading west.
11:15 - Southbound from Dinner Island.
10:30 - On San Juan side now taking San Juan Channel.
10:10 - T49As south of Friday Harbor fast south on Shaw side. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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Thu, Sep 1 - San Juans (T60D and T60E)
14:05 - Looks like they are heading down San Juan Channel towards Cattle Pass.
13:15 - T60D and E heading SW at the bottom of Upright Channel. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute [WSSJI]
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Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Gloria Eppig
Date of Sighting: 9/1/2022
Time: 9:45 AM
Species seen: Orca
Number of animals seen: 2
Where seen: Eastsound
Direction of travel : Traveled north towards Eastsound town, passed Judd Cove and headed south
Behaviors observed: Milling
If orcas, any males?: 1?
Any unusual markings?: No
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: We heard blows on Tuesday night from 2 whales in the same location off Thistle Point but it was too dark to see them. This was just after dark, around 8:45 pm. They were traveling south in Eastsound.
Photos available?: Yes, I will email the photos to alisa@orcanetwork.org -photos by Steve Eppig, September 1, 2022
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Thu, Sep, 1 - Saratoga Passage (Malachite)
13:44 - Leaving Malachite southbound 4 miles south of Rocky Point, closer to Whidbey side.
12:55 - San Juan Clipper is with Malachite at the Snatelum Point buoy. -Stephanie Raymond
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10:30 - Watching humpback (looks like Malachite) slowly heading south, out from Race Lagoon, on Whidbey side.  -Jill Hein, Orca Network
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10:38 - On scene with the humpback, heading south from Harrington Lagoon -Kyla Bivens
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09:31 - Humpback he/she is back. Feeding north-northwest of Harrington Lagoon 1/2 way between HL and green buoy.
08:26 - Appreciation to Erik Anderson for messaging us with news there is a humpback feeding in Saratoga Passage off Harrington Lagoon. Worth noting for the record, Erik thought looked like the whale was bubble net feeding, "it sure did look like a circle of bubbles then lunging in the center".  -Erik Anderson
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GRAY WHALES - Thu, Sep, 1 - Tulalip Bay (CRC2440) - 12:21 - With Gray Whale CRC2440 feeding just south of Tulalip Bay. -Kyla Bivens